PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient service connection determinations and rating issues. The Board finds that the claims for PTSD, depression, and left wrist disability need further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence received after a previous denial of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The issues include increased disability rating for urinary bladder urgency, TDIU, SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status, and aid and attendance allowance for his spouse.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The appeal was dismissed due to withdrawal of a claim regarding an evaluation reduction.

The Board has remanded the case due to questions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable prior to February 19, 2016. The claim will be referred for extraschedular TDIU consideration.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw her appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70% disability rating prior to May 31, 2016 and a 70% disability rating from September 1, 2016. The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee is granted a separate 20% disability rating for lateral instability starting from September 14, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to December 14, 2017 were not severe enough to prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective November 19, 2009. A TDIU was granted from September 21, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD and cognitive disorder is remanded due to the failure to schedule appropriate VA examinations. The case will be readjudicated after these examinations are completed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine disability and left knee disability, as well as her request for a 70% rating for PTSD. The appeal for TDIU prior to September 17, 2019 was granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of diabetes mellitus, TDIU prior to October 30, 2018, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status are remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since September 14, 2014. The rating remains denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD and depression, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding these diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions regarding stressor information and examination for acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received, but additional development is needed. The low back claim remains on hold as there are issues with obtaining relevant records and confirming a stressor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and Anxiety disorder due to incomplete consideration of all relevant evidence, including lay statements about in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is causally related to her in-service sexual assault.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been granted, but the specific conditions and issues are not fully specified in the provided text.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 24, 2017, for the awards of service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity frostbite, Raynaud’s syndrome, and PTSD. The appeal is based on a direct service connection theory.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than July 1, 2014 for the awards of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).