PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, is granted as service-connected due to aggravation during military service. Service connection for HIV and HIV-related illness is denied. TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board denied an increased initial rating for PTSD and denied entitlement to SMC based on housebound status prior to October 18, 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, and traumatic brain injury due to potential errors in the previous VA examinations.

Your claim for PTSD has been granted, and you are now receiving a 70% evaluation effective August 17, 2000. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been fully granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) has been withdrawn by his authorized representative, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran's attorney requested to withdraw the appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted service connection, but the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending as there is no current diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating, and the persuasive evidence of record is against a finding that his service-connected disabilities were of such nature and severity as to preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and PTSD, is related to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, as he has not provided the necessary information for VA to determine his employability status.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Veteran's PTSD remains at a 70% rating, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70% is denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and unspecified paraphilic disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the full diagnostic criteria for these conditions according to DSM-5.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since September 23, 2021. This decision grants an increased rating for PTSD and establishes eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) effective from September 23, 2021.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is granted a 70 percent evaluation from December 1, 2012. The cases of entitlement to TDIU and an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a facial disability, left and right knee disorders, sleep condition, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being reviewed due to new evidence received since the last final rating decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and major depression with psychotic features. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep difficulties are separate from his OSA and caused or aggravated by his service-connected MDD with PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal disability, left knee disability, and insomnia have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for a left knee disability and insomnia.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease are being remanded due to inadequate examinations and need further development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus type II was denied, and the Board remanded the PTSD claim to obtain additional VA treatment records.