PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, including a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 and a positive nexus opinion.,The Veteran's claim for Lumbar Disability was denied as there is no current disability record.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and an unspecified Personality Disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and IBS, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's spouse was granted dependency compensation effective from November 28, 2011, the date of his service-connected disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Hepatitis C was dismissed. Effective dates of February 15, 2012 were granted for increased ratings and effective date for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 70 percent is not warranted due to the lack of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not established during or related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for PTSD, Sleep Apnea, Liver Cancer, and the service connection claims for Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Bilateral Lower Extremities and Hypertension due to herbicide exposure have all been dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower limbs have been granted from April 28, 2017. The Veteran is now rated at 30% for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of medical evidence, particularly regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50% from February 26, 2015 to July 30, 2021. The Board has granted a higher rating of 70% for PTSD since July 30, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD with agoraphobia due to a lack of contemporaneous evidence and incomplete treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim will be further developed, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as his claim for TDIU, were granted with an effective date of April 16, 2011. The VA also awarded Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits effective from the same date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have contributed substantially and materially to his death due to cardiac arrest caused by coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, render him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and skin cancer were denied as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since August 2, 2019. An effective date of August 2, 2019, for service connection of PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied. The VA determined that the Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU.