PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as the earliest date on which he filed a formal or informal claim for this benefit was June 18, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been aggravated by his OSA, and the claim for service connection for OSA is granted. The initial increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD remains on appeal.

The Board has dismissed all service connection and increased rating claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17, finding that his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to military sexual trauma he experienced in service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his posttraumatic stress disorder has been withdrawn by the appellant through their authorized representative.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury, along with other conditions, has been granted a rating of 70 percent. Other service connection claims have also been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA records, specifically Vet Center treatment records. The Veteran's PTSD disability rating reduction from 70% to 50% on June 1, 2014 is under review.

The Veteran's PTSD prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, leading to a grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) effective May 31, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for testicular cancer and bilateral lower extremity disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD with major depressive disorder, is rated at no higher than 50 percent from July 19, 2010, to September 17, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and right foot fungus are all granted service connection. However, the Veteran is not entitled to a rating in excess of 70 percent for his PTSD.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal challenging the reduction in rating for PTSD from 70 percent to 10 percent effective October 1, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision is based on the finding that ED is caused by medications used to treat PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus has been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder, and the in-service stressor was not corroborated. Service connection for tinnitus is remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding its relation to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, as well as hypertension. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and a need to obtain relevant medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD, scar, and radiculopathy conditions are not rated higher than the current assigned ratings. The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) eligibility is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with a 70 percent rating and Sleep Apnea at 50 percent, effective October 11, 2011 and March 10, 2014 respectively. The decision is based on the merits of the claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is of such severity as to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted in an August 2018 rating decision, based on the severity of his PTSD.