PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and for an additional examination to determine if he has any current acquired psychiatric disorders related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of February 5, 2004 for service connection for PTSD and TDIU/DEA benefits are granted. The claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD is remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his current diagnosis is related to stressors experienced during his military service.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection and related issues due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and PTSD do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to March 13, 2020. However, after March 13, 2020, he meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his combined rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to December 22, 2020 and did not meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating from December 22, 2020 through the present.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since October 30, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The Veteran's statements about in-service experiences are considered, but a new examination is needed to determine if these events caused or aggravated his current psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since February 2018. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating, as they more closely approximate those associated with a 50 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for further evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate addendum VA opinion regarding the causality of the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder. The examiner must provide a new opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and provided lay statements from his mother and ex-wife.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran needs to be provided with VA examinations and his reported stressors need to be verified.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for left foot bullet wound including degenerative arthritis with residual scars was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's lay testimony established the occurrence of in-service stressors related to fear of hostile military activity.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The claims for residuals of head injury and back injury are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are attributable to traumatic events during active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and the need for further examinations. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed as new evidence was submitted that reopened his claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and clarification of certain issues, including the Veteran's employment handicap and extension of the IWRP deadline.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are found to be severe enough for a disability rating of 70 percent. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate reasons or bases in the previous decisions. Specifically, the Veteran was not provided with Vet Center records and a neurological examination is needed.