PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluations due to inconsistencies in the current VA examinations and new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), migraine headaches, and residuals of head trauma were denied as new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish current disabilities or link them to his military service.

The Board has decided that the VA's initial rating decision for PTSD and TBI disabilities should be reconsidered due to new evidence received after the April 2017 SOC.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The issues on appeal include service connection for various conditions, with some cases involving exposure to herbicide or mustard gas and others requiring consideration of pre-existing conditions.

Service connection for PTSD is granted, as the claim was reopened with the submission of new and material evidence. Tinnitus has also been granted service connection.,The Board found that the appellant's tinnitus began during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA) and has been continuous since then.

The Veteran's combined 100 percent schedular rating means that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is moot, as his service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for sleep disturbance, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are part of his acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The rating for PTSD prior to February 9, 2019, was not granted as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. From February 9, 2019, until February 25, 2021, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, which is denied. The rating for asthma was also denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder and PTSD, must be remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since June 1, 2005. Therefore, TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted from this date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The evidence is in equipoise on whether the Veteran's OSA was caused or aggravated by his PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from July 21, 2022.,The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his psychiatric disability was denied, and the Board has remanded it.,For the period prior to May 5, 2016, the Veteran's psychiatric disability warranted no more than a 50 percent rating. For the period from May 5, 2016, to December 13, 2021, the claim was remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 14, 2020.

The Veteran's left shoulder condition and PTSD have been granted service connection, with a rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot disorders, as well as their relationship to service-connected knee disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, and OCD, is related to her service, specifically during a period of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA), and thus grants service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities, as well as PTSD. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as PTSD, is granted. The Board found that all prior diagnoses (major depressive disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, and intermittent explosive disorder) are manifestations of the service-connected PTSD. Service connection for a back disorder and bilateral knee disorders remains remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted from February 1, 2018 to September 11, 2020. Since then, the TDIU claim is denied. The Veteran also received a 100% rating for PTSD and SMC based on aid and attendance but not housebound.