PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and he is now entitled to a temporary total disability rating based on hospitalization due to his psychiatric condition.,Issues regarding higher ratings for various orthopedic conditions and seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for painful scar of the right lower extremity remain pending.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI is currently rated at 40 percent, effective from August 20, 2014. The rating reflects that the disability produces no greater than level 2 impairment in at least one facet of impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss are all remanded for further examination and consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to her military service and specifically to an in-service personal assault. The Veteran will need to undergo another VA examination and obtain any outstanding medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a psychosis having been manifest within the first post-service year and that the persuasive evidence failed to establish a present disability is etiologically related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD rating should be restored from 70 percent to 50 percent, effective February 1, 2019. The issues of service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea syndrome are being reviewed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to his military service as a search and rescue diver.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress is granted as service connected, and the claim for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since April 18, 2012. The Board found that an earlier effective date for the increased rating is not warranted due to lack of evidence showing a factually ascertainable increase in disability prior to April 18, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in functional impairments necessitating regular aid and attendance due to inability to keep himself clean and presentable, as well as protection from daily environmental hazards. The Board granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to support his right knee disability claim. His bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) claims were also denied due to lack of a medical link between the conditions and service, while his lumbar spine condition claim was denied without sufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, right and left knee disabilities, ischemic heart disease with atrial fibrillation, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, chronic prostatitis, back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been granted. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for these conditions is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence being added to the record since the last decision in 2017. The AOJ is instructed to consider this new evidence and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected PTSD and anxiety disorder is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent effective July 11, 2014. The rating is based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right and left knee, hip, back, and psychiatric conditions. The cases are being returned to VA for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for right hip limited extension was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran had a verified in-service stressor.,The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, left foot disability, and right hip disabilities were remanded due to new evidence of worsening symptoms since her last VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD, with MDD and alcohol abuse disorder, is rated at 70 percent for the period between February 20, 2009, and July 8, 2011.