PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The claim for TDIU is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), finding that the evidence is in approximate balance, with the conditions likely attributable to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since July 29, 2011. The Board found that the Veteran's occupational and social impairment is due to deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and gynecological disorder were all granted service connection as they began during active service.,Service connection was denied for right leg disability, left leg disability, ingrown toenail of the left foot, and ingrown toenail of the right foot.

The appeal for service connection of PTSD, chronic fatigue, and uterine fibroids is dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision was made.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of ischemic heart disease and PTSD, as well as the claim for TDIU. The Board dismissed these issues due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for unspecified depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD with dissociative symptoms and derealization is rated at 70 percent prior to January 24, 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a stroke, bilateral lower extremity PAD, COPD, asthma, and TDIU.

Your claims for increased ratings for prostatitis and a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, have been dismissed as they were previously granted in a March 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to higher ratings for PTSD, service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA records.

The Veteran's appeal involves three issues: a request for an increased rating for PTSD, a reduction in the rating for sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and service connection for female sexual arousal disorder. Additional VA medical records need to be obtained before these claims can be decided.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), ratings for bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU prior to March 11, 2021 was denied due to his failure to provide the requested information and forms necessary for VA to adjudicate his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability resulted in total social and occupational impairment from September 2, 2008, to January 9, 2021. A 100 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, rated at 70 percent, is sufficient on its own to result in unemployability. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to the Veteran's single service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding revisions to their disability ratings for dementia praecox and PTSD, both on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and MDD, was granted service connection because it is considered a direct result of his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for alcohol dependence as secondary to service-connected PTSD, but the claims for alcohol-induced mood and anxiety disorder and tension headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The VA will obtain new examinations and retrospective assessments to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.