PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

Service connection for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for depression and other specified stressor disorder is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and various psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated and remanded for further evaluation. His psychiatric disability remains unresolved.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased evaluation and TDIU prior to August 16, 2016 have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed the claims as they are moot due to the assignment of a 100% schedular rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to July 22, 2011. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and MDD. The case needs further development with a new opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 28, 2017 for PTSD, insomnia disorder, and other specified anxiety disorder was denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, dry skin disability, TDIU prior to April 28, 2017, and DEA benefits were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 3, 2014 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with alcohol abuse in sustained remission. The earliest ascertainable date the Veteran submitted his affidavit/petition was December 17, 2014.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD due to MST, and for GERD, ED, and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder is granted as service connected, with the diagnosis being reopened based on new evidence. Service connection for PTSD was not established due to insufficient supporting medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU prior to October 24, 2018 and from October 24, 2018. The decision found that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities but not during the period of a temporary total evaluation or since he received a combined schedular rating of 100%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other psychiatric pathology. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD, and there was no direct link between the Veteran's military service and his current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, has been granted. The Board has also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD from August 6, 2013 to October 22, 2019 was rated at 70 percent. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, migraines, IBS, ED, and sinusitis, do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his combined ratings are sufficient to account for his disability symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD was denied a higher rating prior to February 10, 2015.,A TDIU claim was also denied prior to February 10, 2015. The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent thereafter and remains denied for a higher rating.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 10, 2015.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The appeal for TDIU was also denied due to the Veteran not submitting requested information.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse in remission is rated at 100 percent effective February 16, 2017.,The claim for an earlier effective date of the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse in remission is denied.