PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the nature of any psychiatric disabilities, their relationship to service, and the current severity of malaria residuals.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's sliding hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux warrants a 10 percent rating based on symptoms such as pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and substernal pain. A higher rating is denied.,Service connection for the low back disability was previously denied in a final May 2008 decision. The claim has been reopened due to new evidence received since then.,PTSD was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus service connection is denied.,Chronic fatigue syndrome was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of her service-connected knee disabilities and an earlier effective date for PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and dependency compensation for his spouse and children, both prior to March 10, 2009. The Board found that no claim was filed in 1974 for a psychiatric disability, nor did any evidence indicate such a claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD, are rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since February 9, 2015. The Board found that the current rating of 30 percent adequately reflects the severity and impairment caused by his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD was denied, and the effective date of service connection for PTSD was denied as not earlier than October 17, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active-duty service. The issues of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep apnea are being reviewed further.

The Veteran's PTSD was not incurred during his first period of honorable service, and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, PTSD, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension has not been granted earlier than July 5, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorder, and psychotic disorder, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressors.

The Veteran is seeking an effective date prior to May 31, 2006 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Board has referred this issue back to the RO due to a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% effective February 23, 2019. Prior to this date, the rating was 50%. The increase in symptoms from February 23, 2019, warrants a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent since May 25, 2011. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from December 20, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the initial decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, sleep apnea, and knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and PTSD was reopened, and the Board found that his in-service exposure to scud missile attacks during deployment supported a diagnosis of PTSD. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability and PTSD are being remanded for additional development.,Right upper extremity radiculopathy, PTSD, and the effective dates of service connection and increased ratings are also being remanded.