PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to May 26, 2021 is remanded due to insufficient evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for latex allergy, left leg pain, and chest pains have been withdrawn. The Veteran's PTSD is due to MST experienced during active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran needs to provide additional information about a reported incident in service and undergo VA examinations to determine his current diagnoses and their causes.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of stressor verification and a need for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is still pending.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 13, 2011, and has also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 13, 2011, to May 8, 2019. The Veteran's symptoms have more closely approximated deficiencies in most areas for the period beginning April 13, 2011.

The Veteran's PTSD and alcohol abuse disorder have been rated at 70 percent since April 18, 2012. The Board denied a higher rating as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.

The appeal for an increased evaluation for PTSD with MDD was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 30% prior to July 24, 2012 and at 50% from that date. The Board also granted a TDIU effective September 27, 2018. The decision is remanded for further adjudication of the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to July 24, 2012.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of PTSD with TBI and ADHD, currently rated as 50 percent disabling prior to January 16, 2018, and 70 percent thereafter, is remanded due to insufficient detail in the November 2016 VA examination. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded as it could significantly impact the decision on the higher rating for PTSD with TBI and ADHD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this case for a higher rating due to worsening symptoms since his last VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. Service connection was granted for fibromyalgia secondary to PTSD, but remanded for further development regarding this condition.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to insufficient evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added to the claims file, and the appellant was not given an opportunity to waive AOJ consideration of this additional evidence. The cases will be returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating prior to June 27, 2022. A higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD since that date is denied. The Veteran's recurrent lipomas and lipoma scar were both found not to warrant compensable ratings.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Lynchburg General Hospital on November 10, 2017, were denied as the treatment was not for a service-connected disability or an aggravating non-service-connected condition. A VA facility was feasibly available and using it beforehand would have been reasonable.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, is now granted as service-connected.,His bilateral hearing loss claim remains pending due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The mental health claim is related to a possible PTSD diagnosis, while the gastrointestinal disorder claim requires further examination of potential connections to service. The left wrist scars claim also needs an examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The examiner is asked to provide a response on whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred in or caused by service, and if it preexisted service.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is attributable to an inservice military sexual trauma (MST), and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and outstanding VA treatment records. The cause of death is pancreatic cancer, which was not service-connected at the time of his death. The Veteran had a history of alcoholism and PTSD.