The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for TBI, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to September 25, 2015, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI did not manifest in compensable symptoms other than those compensated as part of the ratings for migraine headaches and the combined rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with chronic major depressive disorder and TBI. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period prior to September 25, 2015, and he does not have anatomical loss or loss of use of both feet or one hand and one foot or blindness in both eyes and is not permanently bedridden or with such significant disabilities that require regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003077
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