The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent for service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for a separate disability rating for headache episode residuals of TBI.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI residuals were found to be manifested by at most Level 3 in any facet, which did not meet the criteria for a higher initial disability rating. The Board also determined that further examination was needed to adequately address the current severity of the Veteran's headache episode residuals of TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of traumatic brain injury, Headache episode residuals of TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094600
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