PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a higher rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified alcohol-related disorder. The evidence did not support granting any of these claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% disabling from August 29, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms warranted this rating due to significant fluctuations in severity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to their opt-in into the modernized review system.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with PTSD, left shoulder injury, and left humerus disability are all rated at the maximum allowable levels. The Board has found that there is a need for further examination to assess the current severity of these conditions due to their worsening since last examined.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed as moot because the grant of service connection for PTSD and alcohol use disorder has resolved this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported military sexual trauma actually occurred and linking current symptoms to a claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, but her claims for residuals of head injury and headaches have been remanded.,Service connection was denied for condyloma accuminata (HPV/genital warts).

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate reasons and bases for denying service connection, specifically because the Veteran did not have good cause for missing his VA examinations. The case is being returned to the Board for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI residuals are rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision.,Prior to February 9, 2017, the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected insomnia is remanded due to the complexity involving his claimed acquired psychological disorder. A new examination is needed to differentiate between service-connected and nonservice-related mental disorders, and to assess their impact on occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and sleep disorder have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective June 19, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of nonservice-connected stroke symptoms.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.,The Board has remanded the remaining issues of service connection for bilateral hip disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, low back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and TDIU was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or causal link to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD is denied as the evidence does not show that he filed a valid Notice of Disagreement prior to November 26, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, superficial peroneal nerve disability, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for TDIU is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board has remanded this case due to the need for further verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for arthritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder), asthma, sleep apnea syndrome, and hearing loss. The claims are remanded for additional development.