PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his service in the Republic of Vietnam and has been granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection is pending.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new evaluation due to worsening symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability is reopened, but the case is remanded to verify the in-service stressor event and obtain a VA opinion regarding the etiology of his psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for PTSD prior to October 16, 2018 and from that date was denied. The Board found the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions and because they are inextricably intertwined with another issue. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) and tinnitus will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the award of a combined 100 percent evaluation. The issue of an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and depressive disorder with a major depressive episode and anxious distress due to chronic pain disorder is remanded.

The Board has reinstated the Veteran's original rating of 100 percent for her mental health disability, finding that there was no sustained improvement in her condition and thus the reduction from 100 to 70 percent was improper.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating or an earlier effective date.,Service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep apnea, and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of more than 50 percent is not warranted based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been dismissed as the Regional Office already granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which includes PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been withdrawn by his representative, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and posttraumatic stress disorder rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from August 31, 2018, to January 13, 2020. The Board granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as it was granted back to the initial date of claim in a rating decision dated August 23, 2023.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because she has a 100% disability rating for her service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and residuals of traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no diagnosis of PTSD and that his symptoms were already considered in his existing service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to an in-service stressor, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.