PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran contends that his current conditions are related to service, particularly his active duty in Germany.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and headaches have been denied. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional evidence and determine the appropriate rating.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, depression, rectal polyps, lipoma, and melanoma have been granted. The decision on the issue of service connection for PTSD is based on a secondary theory, meaning it was linked to an already service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity and nature of her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of factually ascertainable increase in disability prior to October 9, 2018. For his service-connected PTSD, the Veteran is currently assigned a 70 percent rating.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of recent VA treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a disability rating of 100 percent, and his left ear hearing loss remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability, low back disability, headaches, and stroke. The TDIU claim will also be remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to issues with the qualifications of certain VA examiners and because a decision on the PTSD rating could impact the TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for HIV, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and nodes on testicles due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The veteran's PTSD is now considered a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records from systems not accessible by the Board. The issues of a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a TDIU are all being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for VA examinations and additional records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his in-service boat accident and treatment records. The Veteran is still seeking service connection for PTSD and an unspecified depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted in a June 2020 rating decision, rendering the appeal moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The decision also grants TDIU based on PTSD and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence of a stressor.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as his service-connected disabilities, including a 100% rating for heart disease, render him unable to work. The appeal on the matter must be dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) during the appeal period. The Board found that the Veteran was gainfully employed throughout the appeal period and did not have sufficient evidence to grant TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is rated at 100 percent effective January 25, 2018.