The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for traumatic brain injury, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI residuals manifested by level 1 impairment for the entire period on appeal, which meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 8045.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029434
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and traumatic brain injury due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.
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