PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating for the period from August 31, 2017 to March 22, 2019. A TDIU was also granted during this same period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, granting a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining Vet Center records related to his Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to October 19, 2016 and increased to 70 percent as of that date.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in functional limitation most closely approximating occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% rating. The claim for increased rating is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating effective May 11, 2022. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether he met the criteria for a 70 percent rating from that date.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disorder, acid reflux, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorders. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened, but the issue remains remanded due to insufficient evidence. The TDIU claim was granted, and the left ankle tendonitis rating is also being remanded.,The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder with agoraphobia, MDD, and alcohol and cannabis use disorder in remission continues to affect his employment, leading to a TDIU grant.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to December 20, 2021 and denied for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since July 18, 2014. Prior to that date, he was employed full-time and thus did not meet the criteria for a TDIU.

TDIU was denied for the period from August 28, 2017 to December 1, 2020 due to the Veteran's ability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.,TDIU was granted beginning on December 1, 2020 as the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to PTSD alone.,Special monthly compensation at the housebound rate was granted starting from December 1, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus and service connection for left hand Dupuytren contracture as secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective September 28, 2022. The appeal for TDIU was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU rating.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a personal assault during basic military recruit training, finding that the Veteran's PTSD is causally related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to military service and granted. The cases for left leg disability, left foot disability, and left knee tumors are remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and the effective date of June 4, 1991 (the day following his separation from active service) is established.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are granted as service-connected due to the credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor event.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

An effective date of January 8, 2007, is granted for the award of service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities.