---
title: "How to file a VA TBI claim (38 CFR 4.124a DC 8045)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/file-tbi-claim.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to file a VA TBI claim (38 CFR 4.124a DC 8045)

`GET /api/v1/howto/file-tbi-claim.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/file-tbi-claim.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for TBI — critical for post-9/11 combat veterans. 10-facet evaluation table (highest facet sets rating; NOT sum). VA Polytrauma System of Care, neuropsychological assessment, blast/IED/vehicle exposure documentation. CRITICAL: TBI + PTSD separately ratable (38 CFR 4.14 pyramiding doesn't apply — different causes). SMC-T pathway for severe TBI requiring aid-and-attendance (paid at the SMC-R.2 rate, $11,271.67/mo for a veteran alone, the highest basic SMC rate). Cascade strategy: migraines, sleep apnea, tinnitus, depression, post-traumatic hypopituitarism, seizures, vestibular.

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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