PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is due to events that occurred in service and has been granted for purposes of accrued benefits.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection and disability rating have not been decided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and his bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for a disability rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol dependence prior to January 4, 2017 is remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with the Board's October 2021 remand. The VA examiner should consider an SSA evaluation from December 2015 and provide an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD was granted. The Board also found that the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, which is now considered service connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and left knee disabilities due to a lack of current disability evidence.,Service connection is also remanded for TBI - Memory Loss from Possible Concussion, low back disability - Sacroiliac Joint Condition, and acquired psychiatric disability (including bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 16, 2015. The Board has remanded the issue of increasing his rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's diagnosis is related to her in-service sexual assault and pregnancy. The claim is granted as the evidence supports these stressors occurred during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to verify in-service stressors for PTSD claim. The Veteran's time working in the arms room and a plane crash are potential stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted, and the Board also grants service connection for OSA. The decision on OSA will be remanded to obtain an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination. The case will be reviewed with updated VA treatment records and further efforts to contact the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, thoracic spine disability, hypertension, and right inguinal hernia. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have, as likely as not, precluded him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work history since March 12, 2016.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for the service-connected PTSD, finding that the severity of symptoms and functional impairment did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's larynx cancer was restored to a 100% disability rating from July 1, 2014, to July 15, 2017.,PTSD was granted an increased rating of 100% from September 10, 2012, to July 15, 2017.,Statutory housebound special monthly compensation was granted from July 1, 2014, to July 15, 2017.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection claims for bilateral upper extremity neuropathy and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy.,The issue of aid and attendance special monthly compensation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone does not prevent him from securing or maintaining gainful employment, and the Board finds no reasonable possibility that his PTSD renders him unemployable.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not secondary to his service-connected PTSD and remanded for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and no causal relationship to his active service.