PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent disability rating, and he is now eligible for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and acne scars, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his mental health conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board has reopened the claims for gulf war syndrome, hepatitis C, PTSD, and anxiety disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining records from Vet Centers and VA treatment providers. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are also on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to insufficient credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling for the entire period on appeal, effective as of January 3, 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating. For the TDIU issue, the Veteran did not complete and return the VA Form 21-8940, thus the claim was deemed abandoned.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including stressor verification and VA examinations.

The Board has restored the Veteran's PTSD rating from 100% to 70%, effective July 1, 2018, finding that his condition had not shown actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since the appeal period began, and the Board has remanded for further development to determine if a higher rating is warranted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, and his claims for earlier effective dates for ED service connection and SMC were also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from July 15, 2012, to September 30, 2015. A TDIU was granted prior to June 1, 2015, and a TDIU was also granted from June 1, 2015. Effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is set at June 1, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and related conditions, do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as there is insufficient evidence to substantiate that he is unemployable due to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's heart condition is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is granted at 50 percent prior to March 20, 2012, and at 70 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, due to incomplete development of the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and a need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to hearing loss, PTSD, and right hip disability. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD has been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of a higher initial rating for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran must undergo further examinations and provide additional evidence.