The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for balance issues as secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). The medical evidence supports that the TBI caused or aggravated the Veteran's balance issues.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions provided by a clinician indicated that the Veteran's balance issues are due to and caused by his service-connected TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- balance issues
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26002809
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, a neurocognitive disorder, depression, and anxiety), benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, obstructive sleep apnea, and balance issues due to potential errors in the decision-making process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a duty to assist in obtaining an examination for the Veteran's TBI residuals, as her reported symptoms are not fully addressed by previous examinations. The case is therefore remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's eligibility for the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is denied as there is no evidence that he requires personal care services due to functional impairments resulting from balance issues, Alzheimer's disease, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the case is remanded for an adequate medical decision regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.
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