The Board granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) between January 27, 2012 and September 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran had a level 3 impairment in one or more facets of cognitive impairment and other residuals of TBI during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004415
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher initial disability ratings for PTSD, TBI, and left ulnar nerve damage due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining service treatment records and VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to a regulatory duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, SMC based on housebound status, and separate evaluations for residuals of traumatic brain injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no evidence of symptoms attributable to TBI that had not already been considered in the evaluation of other service-connected disabilities.
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