PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU for the period prior to February18, 2022.

The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include MDD and PTSD is granted. The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and scar, right hip s/p replacement surgery ratings are restored to their previous levels.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is remanded due to a lack of contemporaneous evidence and missing treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD has been granted a TDIU effective August 3, 2018. The issue of entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective prior to August 28, 2022. The appeal for increased ratings remains pending.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, amphetamine use disorder, and alcohol use disorder should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed stressors and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his military sexual trauma and VA will attempt to verify this information.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches and sleep apnea are being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric impairment has been reopened, but the appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence to make a decision on the merits.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, to include as due to military sexual trauma (MST), based on the Veteran's consistent and credible assertions of in-service MST and corroborating statements from his wife, coworker, and priest. The Board found that the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders cannot be reasonably disassociated from events during his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia was denied. The Board found that the effective date should be August 31, 2004, as this is when the current claim was filed.

The request to reopen service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus and PTSD are both denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and additional examination. The issues include PTSD, a headache disability, and a low back disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and she is granted a TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and lumbosacral strain, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,For TDIU, the Board found that the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements due to his combined disability rating of 20 percent. The issue remains relevant for SMC purposes.

The Veteran's TBI and PTSD are granted, with the TDIU issue being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of TDIU from January 9, 2017 to August 7, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of sleep apnea and PTSD with depressed mood for further development. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reviewed again, including considering potential secondary theories.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since the date of the July 2023 VA examination, reflecting occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.