PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is considered at least as likely as not to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for a genitourinary disability due to inadequate development. The Veteran's PTSD is being evaluated based on its impact on his daily activities, including occupational and social functioning from 2010 to 2020. For the genitourinary disability, VA will seek an opinion regarding whether it was related to service-connected conditions or exposure to toxic substances during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia and his reported stressors. The Veteran's claim for PTSD will be reconsidered after these issues are resolved.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and headaches are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination regarding potential in-service exposure to Camp Lejeune water contaminants.

The Board dismissed all claims for increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates related to the service-connected posttraumatic headaches with migraine features, TBI and PTSD.

The Board denied entitlement to SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee chondromalacia, neck cervical stenosis, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, anxiety and insomnia). The Veteran's headaches and swallowing disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD secondary to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), is granted as service-connected.

The Veteran withdrew all appealed issues, including service connection for PTSD, alcohol abuse, and sleep apnea. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 70 percent, effective March 14, 2018. The Veteran also receives a TDIU for the period prior to October 9, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to PTSD. The VA is required to obtain SSA records, which may be relevant to the claim.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted, with the Board finding that his service-connected left shoulder disability may have aggravated his right shoulder condition. The Veteran's claim for reopening of a right shoulder condition was also granted.,The Veteran's right shoulder condition is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are found to have caused her obesity, which in turn led to her obstructive sleep apnea. The Board has granted service connection for OSA on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to service and granted.,The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service and granted.

The Veteran's service-connected depression with PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran also received TDIU benefits from March 29, 2007 to July 22, 2009.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from April 22, 2014. He also received a grant of TDIU based on his PTSD alone.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for complex partial seizures has been reopened, and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his condition.,A VA psychiatric examination is required to assess the presence and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, MDD, and unspecified anxiety disorder).

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but he maintained substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining full-time employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from December 15, 2014 to May 17, 2023, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has prevented him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation during the entire appeal period, leading to a grant of extraschedular TDIU.