Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, left and right ankle conditions, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for special monthly compensation at a higher rate and an earlier effective date for service connection for traumatic brain injury with depressive disorder to include alcohol use disorder, mild early remission.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified myopathy, manifesting as facial myalgia and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include blurred vision and diplopia.

The appeal regarding the evaluation of unspecified anxiety disorder with TBI and the effective date for the 70 percent evaluation is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for a TBI and Meniere's Disease to correct duty to assist errors, as the AOJ did not examine the Veteran despite evidence of potential in-service events and current disability.

All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 4, 2015 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a lumbar spine disorder and various peripheral neuropathies, as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for tension headaches, as additional evidence was needed to determine if the Veteran's tension headaches were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants, residual of traumatic brain injury effective May 7, 2024, as the reduction was improper.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and secondary service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for TBI and headaches, but granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's TBI effective March 6, 2019.

The Veteran is granted separate awards of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (l) rate based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected PTSD and residuals of TBI, as well as SMC at the (o) and (r)(2) rates from November 7, 1991.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claim for a headache disability, citing insufficient evidence of a current TBI diagnosis and a lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, hypertension, residuals of frostbite of both hands, and a right shoulder disability, for additional development.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for osteochondral lesion talar dome right ankle, migraines, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the claims were not continuously prosecuted prior to December 9, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, thoracic spine, TBI, and dyspnea to schedule VA examinations.

The Board grants the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected conditions, including PTSD with TBI residuals, headaches, low back conditions with left lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for TBI residuals and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to March 3, 2017, for service-connected headaches due to additional medical evidence and Court directives.