PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent since January 23, 2003 and a TDIU for the period prior to May 25, 2010 is granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety/depression, due to the lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors/events. The Veteran's reported stressors were not corroborated by official military records or service department research.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 30 percent rating prior to May 12, 2009 and at a 50 percent rating from May 20, 2020. The TDIU claim for the period after May 20, 2020 is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a left ankle disability, and a lumbar spine disability. The cervical spine disability is also granted as secondary to the lumbar spine disability. However, the cervical spine issue remains pending due to its inextricability with the lumbar spine issue.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because there is insufficient information about the Veteran's employment history and earnings. The Veteran needs to provide details from his last employer.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, effective September 27, 2011. The Board remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability, special adapted housing, and special home adaptation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU effective April 4, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD with drug addiction, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension is dismissed. PTSD and alcohol and substance abuse disorders are granted service connection, as well as erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's lumbar strain, left knee patellar tendonitis, right knee patellar tendonitis, GERD, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and tinea pedis with onychomycosis are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for PTSD with MDD are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service records and provide a new VA medical opinion regarding her psychiatric diagnoses.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records. The issues of rating PTSD, left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes planus, recurrent thrombosis of the left lower extremity deep vessels, and hypertension are all being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity due to lack of medical evidence linking current symptoms to in-service stressors or conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is in need of such assistance.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral foot disability (claimed as plantar fasciitis and blisters) has been granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, is also granted.,The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral foot disability (claimed as plantar fasciitis and blisters) has been granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, is also granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mood disorder, insomnia, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on a lack of current diagnoses and no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 27, 2015 for the award of service connection and a total rating for PTSD is granted. The earliest date on which entitlement arose is August 22, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination, and he is not currently diagnosed with PTSD. The case will be returned for further development.