Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for COPD, emphysema, a chest wall condition, PTSD, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, a low back condition, TBI, and a chest tumor.

The Board granted service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, to include cognitive impairment, a gallbladder condition, to include residual abdominal scar from cholecystectomy, and a pulmonary condition, to include shortness of breath.

The Board granted service connection for behavioral residuals of a TBI, finding the evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's current TBI disability is related to his in-service fall.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches, service connection for a traumatic brain injury, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, insomnia, and sleeping condition.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including HIV infection, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sight impairment, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance, while remanding the issue of service connection for a seizures disorder.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain and a compensable rating for scars post-removal of squamous cell carcinomas, while remanding several other claims including diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic neuropathies, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, left knee disability, traumatic brain injury with post-concussion syndrome migraines, and left hip disability.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder moderate and TBI was granted as of October 22, 2019.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence and residuals of TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to March 28, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for TBI residuals, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), and headaches based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted the restoration of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and traumatic brain injury effective October 1, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) related to an in-service combat blast injury.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as a result of service-connected disabilities and special monthly compensation, while denying earlier effective dates for service connection and DEA benefits, and an increased evaluation for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and traumatic brain injury due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches and a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and fibromyalgia due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and migraine, as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examinations and failure to obtain etiological opinions.