PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder is granted. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination regarding whether his acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of August 1, 2009 for PTSD and March 31, 1995 for Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to her military service, and the Board granted service connection for PTSD based on new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder are being remanded as the current evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of his disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issue of whether a new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim was previously addressed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from March 22, 2016 to August 31, 2017 and denied for higher ratings. A TDIU was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, unspecified anxiety and personality disorders, unspecified neurocognitive disorder, and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted service connection, and his bilateral hearing loss is denied a rating in excess of 30 percent after February 7, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability rating was 30 percent prior to June 30, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran is not unemployable due to his PTSD symptoms and denied TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD due to new evidence submitted by his representative, which suggests a more severe disability. The case is being returned for further examination and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, specifically Vet Center and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating are now pending again.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depression and alcohol abuse is denied. The earliest ascertainable increase in disability occurred on June 11, 2015.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal for an earlier effective date for posttraumatic stress disorder and has remanded both issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, prostate disability, and diabetes. The decision also grants special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, gout, a left shoulder disorder, a left foot disability (secondary to a service-connected condition), headaches, and a psychiatric disability claimed as PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain all relevant records and provide a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to November 10, 2010 did not result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, or deficiencies in work and social areas.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to a documented in-service motor vehicle accident, finding that the Veteran's current PTSD is attributable to this stressor and resolving all doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 100 percent rating from May 24, 2009. An effective date of May 24, 2009 for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is also granted. The appeal regarding entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, gunshot wound residuals, and peripheral nerve damage of the right lower extremity, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU on and after February 27, 2009.