Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TBI residuals and a 20 percent rating for right ankle ligament laxity, while denying an increased rating for right ankle instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of memory loss, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, and irritability were considered in granting the higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with other specified anxiety disorder, Chronic lateral and medial right ankle ligament laxity with degenerative changes, Right ankle instability, Posttraumatic migraine headaches with residuals of TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25014617
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