PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD prior to March 1, 2022 is denied. His claim for TDIU is dismissed as moot due to his concurrent receipt of a 100% schedular disability rating for coronary artery disease and additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for PTSD and entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) were fully resolved in the May 9, 2022 Board decision. The claims are dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from May 24, 2013.

Your service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has already been granted in a previous rating decision. The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues or errors of fact/law to consider.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to outstanding treatment records and employment information. The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported stressor is credible and his symptoms are related to this in-service event. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not addressing the Veteran's major depressive disorder diagnosis, and a VA examination is needed to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and a total rating based on individual unemployability have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 5, 2017, for the grant of an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a complete work history from the Veteran and forwarding his claims file to a VA clinician for an opinion regarding the functional limitations imposed by his service-connected disabilities. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also referred to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is remanded for further development.,The Board also denied service connection for a low back disorder. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a disability rating of 50 percent effective September 20, 2021.,Prior to this date, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right upper extremities, as well as his request for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability, have all been denied. The Veteran also has been granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.,PTSD was not found to be manifested by total social impairment at any time during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability and acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate examination reports. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the left knee disability and clarifying whether there is a superimposed mental disorder on top of any pre-existing personality disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol disorder was granted a 70 percent initial rating prior to January 27, 2022. The TDIU claim from April 24, 2017, to January 27, 2022, was also granted.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's service connection claims due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted, effective March 27, 2011. The increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and bilateral knee disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at least 70 percent, and the Board has remanded for further development regarding service connection for other specified personality disorder with exhibitionistic disorder, cocaine use disorder, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his claim prior to the decision being made.

The Veteran's PTSD and other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress are related to in-service military sexual trauma (MST), and the claim is granted.