PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tension headaches, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 18, 2009. The Board has granted TDIU from that date.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia. The examiner will be asked to address whether any of these conditions are related to service or service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as he has already been receiving a 100% rating. The Board also remanded the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for hypertension, which was claimed as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination related to the Veteran's PTSD claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA was granted, and the secondary service connection for obesity associated with PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since February 28, 2019. The Board found the evidence in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating during the entire appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD resulting from Military Sexual Trauma (MST) as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition began during service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine disability, left sciatic nerve disability, and back scar.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board denied her claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Stimulant Use Disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 criteria and insufficient evidence to support a link between his claimed stressors and these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for PTSD as there is no credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred. For her right hip, back, and wrist disabilities, additional medical opinions are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including whether there are any superimposed disorders and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, including a lack of clear diagnosis and connection to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete personnel records and unverified in-service stressors. Additional opinions are needed regarding the relationship between his disabilities and service.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted, and his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, psychiatric condition (stress disorder with depression), and right foot condition have been reopened. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.,Service connection has not been established for cholangiocarcinoma, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50% rating from October 28, 2013 to May 1, 2016. A higher rating for PTSD beyond this period is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms worsened significantly on September 4, 2009, warranting an effective date of that day for the increased rating of 70 percent.

The Board denied revision of a June 1986 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the evidence at the time did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened and granted. The claims for sinusitis and right knee disability are remanded.