PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

Service connection for PTSD is granted, and a separate compensable rating of 10 percent is denied for the left knee chondromalacia patella. A separate compensable disability rating of 10 percent is granted for instability associated with the service-connected left knee chondromalacia patella.,The Veteran's left knee disability remains rated at 10 percent, based on painful motion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. Issues include higher initial staged ratings for PTSD, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for a skin condition, and TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to February 14, 2013 did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent or TDIU due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder not otherwise specified due to incomplete military personnel records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, giving him the benefit of the doubt.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are rated at 50% prior to April 2, 2022, and 70% thereafter. The appeal for increased ratings is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and missing sleep study results. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is being reviewed again with a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, finding that the Veteran's accounts of MST are credible and her diagnosis of PTSD is related to her in-service experiences.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD has been granted a 70% rating, effective February 28, 2020. The TDIU claim is also granted from July 6, 2017.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to new evidence, but has also remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the nature of her psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has not caused total occupational and social impairment prior to March 22, 2022. Therefore, a rating in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 50 percent effective December 20, 2014. A higher rating for the PTSD prior to or since that date is denied.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, erectile dysfunction (secondary to service-connected condition), and gastroesophageal reflux disease are all granted. Service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and TDIU due to insufficient evidence and procedural issues.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and deviated septum disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since January 17, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU effective that date.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendonitis are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation was denied as the earliest possible effective date is April 1, 2015, which is the first day of the month following his March 2015 claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the absence of a current diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was also denied as there is no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant impairment, warranting a 70% rating from January 30, 2014 to June 24, 2015. Migraine headaches were rated at 30% from May 27, 2016 to January 14, 2021 and 50% thereafter due to very frequent attacks causing severe economic inadaptability.