Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of ratings for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and persistent post traumatic headaches associated with other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with TBI due to missing disability benefits questionnaire related to TBI.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain a missing headache DBQ related to the initial TBI exam, as it is inextricably intertwined with the claims for ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with traumatic brain injury (TBI), persistent post traumatic headaches associated with other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014188
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