Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 24, 2021, for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for TBI but denied an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted with the March 2022 claim established that the severity of the Veteran's TBI condition had increased by November 24, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090005
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