PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal regarding the propriety of application of an incarceration reduction rate for his VA benefits is being remanded due to procedural issues. The AOJ must provide an audit of all VA payments since March 11, 2010, and a copy of the January 13, 2021 letter implementing the retroactive reinstatement of the incarcerated rating reduction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed.,A disability rating of 40 percent for a low back disability is granted as of January 24, 2016. The effective date for this award is January 21, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was not enough evidence to show he could not secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and related psychiatric conditions, including depression, adjustment disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran also had his hypertension claim remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD and earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU was denied. The current disability rating is 70 percent, effective April 22, 2002.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and PTSD have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has also been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of new evidence. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being considered.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for PTSD is granted. The Board has decided that the case should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a more current examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health at the time of his misconduct, and to obtain a full copy of his service personnel records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck condition were denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year of discharge, and the VA medical opinions concluded that the current diagnoses are not related to service.

The Veteran's death was caused by methadone toxicity, not his service-connected PTSD. The Board found the evidence does not support a connection between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is granted a 70 percent disability rating for the initial period from December 22, 2011 to January 25, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD based on a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the May 2000 rating decision is dismissed because the May 2000 rating decision was subsumed by the February 2006 Board decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, and the Board also found that she meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that his claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxious distress has resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, it denied the claim as there is no verified in-service stressor and the acquired psychiatric disorder did not manifest during service.