PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross impairment in thought process, persistent delusions and auditory hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, and memory loss. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective July 28, 2008.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is related to service or an in-service personal assault. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate examination and failure to provide proper notice regarding MST stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at the highest available disability rating of 70 percent, effective from September 14, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's syndrome due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection has been granted for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, CAD, and hypertension.,PTSD is being remanded as the issue of service connection remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no diagnosis of PTSD and no evidence linking current symptoms to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations, including VA examinations of his PTSD, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, as it impairs his ability to concentrate, interact with coworkers, and function in a work environment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU based solely on his service-connected PTSD effective January 17, 2013.,SMC at the housebound rate for the entire appeal period is granted beginning June 2, 2013.,An initial rating in excess of 70 percent evaluation for PTSD is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, pes planus, and hypertension due to incomplete service treatment records. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right leg, left leg, and psychiatric disabilities. The issues of service connection for recurrent sleep disability (obstructive sleep apnea) and thyroid disability have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and low back disability. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to her active service.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to September 17, 2014 and denied a higher rating.,After September 17, 2014, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent and denied a higher rating.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, prior to March 27, 2019. The case is remanded due to outstanding records and the need to provide the Veteran with an opportunity to submit any SSA medical records in his possession.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 70 percent effective October 13, 2021. He was previously rated at 50 percent from January 31, 2013 to October 12, 2021.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and PTSD have been found to preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is causally related to service. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination for this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for fatigue secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's fatigue results in impairment in earning capacity and is caused by his service-connected OSA and PTSD.