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VA Announces Changes to the Disability Rating Schedule for Traumatic Brain Injuries and Burn Scars
Date:9/23/2008

n 90 percent of combat-related TBIs are closed head injuries, with most service members sustaining a mild TBI or concussion. Difficulties after TBI may include headache, sleep difficulties, decreased memory and attention, slower thinking, irritability, and depression.

To view the entire regulation published today in the Federal Register, go to: http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-22083_PI.pdf. For more information about VA disability compensation, go to http://www.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000.

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