The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for TBI residuals, a separate 30 percent rating for a peripheral vestibular disorder associated with service-connected TBI, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 9, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI residuals were manifested by no more than level 3 functional impairment in the visual spatial orientation facet, and he experienced vertigo and staggering problems associated with his service-connected TBI that precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) residuals, Peripheral vestibular disorder, Eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100060
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's request for HLR was timely filed, and the appeal is granted. The VA continued the 10 percent and 50 percent evaluations for his TBI and headaches disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals alone, from August 18, 2016 forward, was denied as the evidence did not show that he could secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's TBI residuals are rated at 40% effective September 10, 2022. The heart disability is rated at 60%, effective April 1, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examination report and the need for further clarification on whether the Veteran's hyposmia is a TBI residual or related to his nasal fracture. The case will be returned for an orthopedic examination to clarify the severity of the service-connected TBI residuals.
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