PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD, which eliminates the overpayment of $13,490.63 and thus the matter is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for PTSD and OSA before the Board could make a decision, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his combat service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's disability rating for PTSD was reduced from 70% to 0%, effective October 1, 2022. The reduction was not properly processed due to the AOJ failing to acknowledge or schedule a predetermination hearing as requested by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied as moot because he has been assigned a total schedular rating for his service-connected PTSD, and any TDIU would result in duplicate counting of disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 31, 2019, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with somatic symptom disorder was denied as there is no evidence showing total occupational and social impairment due to PTSD prior to October 31, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50 percent rating, but no higher. The initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for GERD are also granted.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records from the Phoenix Vet Center.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is on hold due to incomplete VA treatment records from the Phoenix Vet Center. The hearing loss claim remains in the Legacy system and will be addressed in a future Board decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection of PTSD, resolving any doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 29, 2020 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an earlier effective date for PTSD was denied. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100% since January 28, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD was reopened in October 2017, leading to a grant of service connection effective June 1, 2016. The Board denied earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and TBI are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding symptom differentiation.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded. The Board concludes there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, headache condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because he has a single service-connected disability rated as 100% disabling and does not meet the schedular requirements for SMC benefits due to his HIV, which is only rated at 30%. His TDIU claim is therefore moot.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims due to his withdrawal of appeal, except for a full grant of GERD service connection.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, blackouts (seizure disorder), headaches, and angioneurotic edema have all been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,Service treatment records are unavailable due to the Veteran's failure to provide specific file numbers. The Board has made efforts to obtain inpatient hospitalization records from Balboa Naval Medical Center but found them unavaiable.