Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for TBI residuals from April 28, 2014, to September 23, 2019; a 70 percent rating from September 23, 2019, to August 19, 2022; and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI residuals with PTSD from August 19, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the level of impairment as defined by the criteria in Diagnostic Code 8045.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003485
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