The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) tracks the total number of service members throughout the Department of Defense who have been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since the year 2000, over 313,000 service members have been diagnosed with a TBI. Following a mild TBI, it is common for individuals to experience headache, sleep disturbance, difficulty with balance, reduced attention/concentration, reduced memory ability, irritability, and/or mood swings. For more information, visit the CDC's Traumatic Brain Injury webpage at www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/index.html, the DVBIC website, and the Defense Centers of Excellence website at www.dcoe.mil/TraumaticBrainInjury.aspx.
For more on TBI and disability compensation, see this Military.com TBI page.
