PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 25, 2018, for a 100 percent rating for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated at 30 percent since December 1, 2009 and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was dismissed because he failed to provide the necessary information and evidence within one year of being requested by VA.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 26, 2011 for the award of service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding CUE in a 1994 rating decision, entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, and TDIU.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, bowel incontinence, degenerative arthritis of the spine with degenerative disc disease thoracic spine and lumbar disc disease status post fusion, right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), status post total right knee replacement, chondromalacia patella left knee with arthrotomy and osteoarthritis (limitation of extension), chondromalacia patella left knee with arthrotomy and osteoarthritis (instability), right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), right knee scars, left knee scar, female sexual arousal disorder, surgical scar of the neck area, surgical scar of the anterior trunk, and surgical scars of the lumbar spine.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, due to deficiencies in the August 2017 VA examination, a remand is necessary to allow for a fully informed decision regarding the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined rating of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depression. However, the case is remanded as new evidence does not establish a link between the claimed conditions and active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus denying his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted because the evidence confirms a verified in-service stressor and a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has restored the Veteran's PTSD rating from 70 percent to 100 percent effective July 1, 2018.

The appeal for service connection on all issues except hypertension has been dismissed. The claim for reopening of the previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70% effective December 19, 2016.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since January 2003. The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD on an extraschedular basis prior to November 15, 2021 and denied entitlement to TDIU based on the criteria found in VA's Rating Schedule.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, PTSD, and erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to November 11, 2021.,The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 100% since November 11, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain with osteoarthritis and remanded the other issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning and failure to address the adequacy of the June 2015 VA examination. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not linked to service, but a new examination should be conducted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent evaluation as of June 6, 2017. This rating reflects significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent from February 4, 2008 to June 24, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to July 6, 2015, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.