PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits were granted effective March 17, 2006. The decision is based on the direct service connection of his conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied as the effective date should be June 26, 2020. The evidence does not show an earlier claim or entitlement to TDIU prior to this date.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent from November 6, 2019. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and an adequate VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete verification of his claimed periods of active duty and additional verified service records are needed. The AOJ must readjudicate the claims with consideration of all available evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 25, 2017, as the RO did not substantially comply with the mandates of the October 2021 remand order.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent disabling throughout the appeal period, and a TDIU rating from January 8, 2008 is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and fibromyalgia do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot neuropathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of VA examinations. The issues are also inextricably intertwined with his secondary service connection claims.

The Board has granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD, but the case is remanded due to issues related to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been characterized as occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration of new evidence. The Veteran is entitled to submit additional arguments and evidence, including a private vocational assessment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (excluding posttraumatic stress disorder), a dental disability, and a right elbow disability due to new evidence received by VA.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 25, 2012.

The appeal for PTSD and total disability based on individual unemployability is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, finding that the Veteran's statements regarding his experiences were inconsistent and not supported by documented events.

The Board has ordered a new examination and medical opinions due to the insufficiencies of the previous examiner's findings, particularly regarding the diagnosis of PTSD based on an in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the February 2021 decision regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, insomnia, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. The matter is now with the VA clinician to provide a medical opinion addressing causality.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need for new VA examinations and consideration of the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depression and anxious distress has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's TBI is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, which does not meet the criteria for an increased rating. The PTSD issue has been referred to the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, borderline personality disorder, adjustment disorder, antisocial personality disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse and polysubstance abuse disorder is denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The initial compensable disability rating for superficial peroneal nerve disorder resulting from intervertebral disc syndrome is denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also denied.