PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective February 28, 2018. The Board also granted a TDIU for the period prior to December 1, 2018 and a TDIU beginning on December 1, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily type 2 diabetes mellitus and PTSD, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 2015 for the grant of a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with insomnia disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment, but not total impairment. The claim for an initial rating of 70 percent is granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding aggravation by PTSD.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degeneration is granted a 40 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD are denied ratings in excess of their current levels.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for PTSD, back disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI residuals, post-concussive seizures, and tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU benefits from November 14, 2019, and SMC based on the statutory housebound rate.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a back disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Board found that new evidence existed to warrant reopening of the Veteran's claims for these disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus, have resulted in a combined rating of 80 percent since June 21, 2013. The Board has granted TDIU beginning on that date, but also found the evidence insufficient to grant extraschedular TDIU prior to June 21, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed. The claim for TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD, but the Court vacated and remanded part of the decision due to procedural issues. The Veteran was awarded Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from April 10, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to a lack of credible evidence linking his claimed stressors to his service, and no medical evidence supporting a link between his diagnosed PTSD and service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and secondary service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder are both granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. For the period prior to April 8, 2019, the Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of Parkinson's Disease and any psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his reported in-service stressors. The Veteran's statements alone were not sufficient to establish the occurrence of the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the failure to attend an examination scheduled in August 2022. Another VA examination will be arranged.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, urticaria, sleep apnea, and a sleep disorder (part of PTSD) as there is no evidence of current diagnoses during the appeal period.,Service connection was granted for clinical dyspepsia with a rating of 10%.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, is rated at 70 percent under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The rating does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as his symptoms do not result in total occupational and social impairment.