PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and new information not previously considered.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient discussion of functional impairment in the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis, and for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a disability rating of 70 percent, effective October 17, 2017. Service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease of Right Knee and Left Knee is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of recent VA psychiatric examination, and his TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD rating issue.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability was denied, and his PTSD was granted an increased rating to 70 percent. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding other issues.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for a detailed audit and review of the overpayment due to his incarceration periods, as well as consideration of his request for waiver.

From May 28, 2019, the Veteran is granted a special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to multiple service-connected disabilities. From December 13, 2017, he is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for PTSD alone.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on an extraschedular basis beginning April 20, 2016 due to his service-connected PTSD preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim, resulting in denial. The claims of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, is rated at 70 percent since July 30, 2013.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma and PTSD due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection, as well as issues related to verifying stressors and exposure. Additional evidence is needed.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including PTSD, GERD, arthritis degenerative, and a heart disability. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for coronary artery bypass surgery is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU for his right ankle disability have been dismissed. The claim of service connection for PTSD has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, right ankle scars, and right carpal tunnel syndrome have also been dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 19, 1993 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was granted. The decision found that the new personnel records associated with the case in February 2016 were relevant and supported a reconsideration of the original denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and events during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, as well as his claims for increased ratings for bilateral hip disabilities. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to attend a VA examination for his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran is advised to provide witness statements or other evidence to corroborate his in-service stressors and is scheduled for another VA examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service stressors. The case will need further development with a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since June 30, 2014. The rating was increased to 70 percent effective May 24, 2018.