PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a head injury, PTSD, and TBI have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination. The Board will consider these issues again after further review of the evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for MDD, to include as secondary to PTSD, and for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The reasons for remand include inadequate VA opinions and failure to consider all evidence in the decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional clinical records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed again to determine its etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background, resulting in the denial of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for depression and PTSD has been granted. The Board finds that the evidence received since the January 2013 and February 2016 rating decisions relates to unestablished facts and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, thus reopening the claim. However, the Veteran's claim for service connection remains remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge under other than honorable conditions for willful and persistent misconduct bars him from receiving service-connected compensation benefits. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the appellant's cervical spine spondylosis and his parachute jumps and airborne training during service, as well as an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any PTSD or other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The rating for his cervical spine disability prior to October 11, 2018, was granted at a 30% level but not higher. His request for a TDIU was withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was granted an initial disability rating of 50% prior to October 15, 2014.,Since October 15, 2014, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder has not met the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to March 29, 2019. A rating in excess of 50 percent is denied.,A 70 percent rating for PTSD effective from March 29, 2019, has been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to non-compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is now pending.

The Veteran's PTSD (previously rated as generalized anxiety disorder) is granted with a disability rating of 70 percent from March 21, 2017 to November 2, 2020.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective May 1, 2016. The Board has now determined that the earlier effective date of November 1, 2010 should be granted as part of the initial increased rating claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to incomplete consideration of whether his PTSD alone warrants these benefits throughout the appeal period, including after May 16, 2016. The AOJ is instructed to consider this issue in conjunction with their decision on the other claim.

The Veteran's initial rating for TBI residuals prior to May 7, 2018 was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating.,For PTSD with residuals of TBI from May 7, 2018, the Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence provided by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate development and need for further examination. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective date, increased rating, service connection, and compensation are pending.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent since September 18, 2017 due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction, Bilateral Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim for PTSD has been granted.,The claim for Erectile Dysfunction has also been granted. However, the claim for Bilateral Hearing Loss is being remanded as there are inconsistencies in the audiometric testing data provided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of service connection for various disabilities remain pending and need further examination and opinion.