PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD and bilateral knee conditions are granted as service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of PTSD due to in-service stressors, and his knees condition was aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), finding no in-service injury or disease related to the current conditions.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 29, 2007, due to combined service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) based on the statutory housebound rate from December 30, 2008.

The Veteran's PFB is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus have caused him to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His death was due to his service-connected conditions, specifically his diabetes mellitus which is presumed to be caused by herbicide exposure.

The Board has dismissed appeals regarding earlier effective dates for service connection of erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use. Service connection for PTSD is granted, with an initial 40 percent rating for diabetes mellitus type II. Other issues are remanded.

The Board has determined that the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD must be reconsidered, and additional development is needed to verify one of the Veteran's in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records need to be obtained and reviewed before the claims for service connection can be decided. The case is being remanded back to the AOJ for this purpose.

The Board has received a withdrawal request from the Veteran's attorney for all pending appeals, including those concerning increased ratings for PTSD and hip replacement, TDIU, service connection for neck condition, left hand median nerve paralysis, and right hand median nerve paralysis. As such, these appeals are dismissed.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to the appellant's National Guard duty.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder, alcohol use disorder, depression and anxiety. The Board has remanded this issue due to a need for clarification on the effective date.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, including those related to PTSD, headaches, hearing loss, tinnitus, low back disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, heart disability, erectile dysfunction, and gonorrhea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the appeal to reopen the claim has been granted. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is being remanded.,Service connection for PTSD will be considered after further development and examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete evaluations and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's PTSD prior to January 15, 2011.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 13, 2017, and a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was denied an initial compensable rating prior to December 30, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective March 3, 2016. The Board granted a higher rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD is granted. The claims for service connection for depression and PTSD are remanded, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent prior to February 26, 2018. The appeal for ratings in excess of 70 percent and service connection for OSA and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating as he did not demonstrate total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient development and medical opinions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.