PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since July 21, 2017. The effective date for this rating is July 21, 2017.,TDIU benefits are granted as of September 30, 1998.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, SMC on account of being housebound, and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits are remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, unspecified trauma disorder, and persistent depressive disorder due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors. The Board found that there is no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim for lumbar degenerative disc disease was previously denied, but new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The claim for PTSD is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including schizoaffective disorder and PTSD, is related to service-connected disabilities. The VA needs to obtain a medical opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the date of the Veteran's divorce from his spouse. The Veteran is also seeking SMC based on needing regular aid and attendance or being housebound due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment from November 21, 2008 to March 6, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU rating during this period.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and assignment of a 50% rating is denied.,Previously denied claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions are reopened, but the claims for these conditions remain denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension was denied in a previous decision, and no new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection for a skin disability of the neck (tinea versicolor) is denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition that is related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea (OSA) is not service-connected as secondary to her PTSD. The decision is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, CAD, and DM) are found to preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee DJD and acquired psychiatric conditions due to incomplete medical opinions and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms during service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since August 12, 2009 until September 11, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD rating issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claims. The Board has also remanded several issues including PTSD, thoracolumbar spine strain, right shoulder rotator cuff strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with Osgood Schlatter's disease, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with Osgood Schlatter's disease, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of his employment history.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to severe and persistent psychiatric symptoms.