PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran is granted an effective date of July 4, 2012 for the grant of a 50% rating for PTSD.,An earlier effective date for the right knee disorder claim is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, back pain, and bilateral lower extremity conditions have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of these disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Germany and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and related conditions are currently rated based on their service-connected status. The Board has found that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding his PTSD, warranting a 70% disability rating prior to December 5, 2019, but not higher. Other issues remain remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include frostbite, low back disability, asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hand, knee, and ankle disabilities as well as his psychiatric disorders due to inadequate examination and opinion. Additional examinations are needed to address these issues.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hepatitis and granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (PTSD), COPD, and hepatitis C. The Board found that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions were incurred during service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by the appellant.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. As a result, the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases due to issues related to the timeliness of the substantive appeal and effective dates for PTSD and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension because his discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions, which constitutes a statutory bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to July 5, 2017 and at 70 percent thereafter. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.,There is insufficient evidence to substantiate the claim for TDIU prior to July 5, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his severe back pain and PTSD, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder are likely due to traumatic events during her military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD beginning March 9, 2012. The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection due to the appellant's death.

The petition to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, is granted. The claims of service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, and COPD are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since August 9, 2021. The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding his entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision, so the case is dismissed.