PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has detected a procedural defect in the matter and remands it for the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient explanation of secondary service connection for PTSD and OSA, as well as issues related to TDIU. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 60 percent disability rating effective July 13, 2010. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for OSA and TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has found that his symptoms more closely approximate reduced reliability and productivity. The case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus disability and has assigned a 70 percent rating for PTSD, effective from March 22, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss on a presumptive basis. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and clarification of the Appellant's condition prior to her eighteenth birthday.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent evaluation, effective April 1, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another individual, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU. The appeal for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head injury (now claimed as traumatic brain injury) and an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of TBI, and the Veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to be less than severe enough to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another individual, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore a 70% disability evaluation for PTSD, finding that his symptoms had improved and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the VA not providing the Veteran with an adequate medical opinion regarding his PTSD claim. Therefore, the claims for service connection for PTSD and related issues are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent and renders him unable to maintain regular substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was dismissed because the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent from December 10, 2020 to January 21, 2021. The appeal is denied for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD remains December 10, 2020 as no earlier effective date is granted.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from a private practitioner, and requests that the Veteran provide authorization for these records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent from February 23, 2017 to September 10, 2020. The rating for PTSD was increased to 50 percent effective September 10, 2020. Bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating. Service connection for kidney disability is remanded.