PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his service connection claim for COPD. The Board will also consider whether a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) should be granted, given that he currently has only one service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone cause him to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 1, 2015.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 16, 2017 for a 70 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis due to exposure in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and anxiety disorder was granted a disability rating of 50 percent effective January 31, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and GERD due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions, specifically focusing on the impact of his symptoms prior to his divorce and the inconsistency in his reported chest pain.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating prior to February 8, 2017. She also received a TDIU based on her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's initial rating for a psychiatric disability, including insomnia, anxiety, and PTSD, is granted at 30 percent prior to July 22, 2016. A higher rating of more than 50 percent is denied as of July 22, 2016.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2012.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of PTSD was granted. However, the claim for PTSD itself remains denied.,Service connection for left hip osteoarthritis is also denied as there is no evidence showing it occurred during or as a result of military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, due to a lack of evidence showing that the appellant's current psychiatric disabilities were incurred in or are etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is granted a 100% disability rating from December 10, 2015. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 21, 2018 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% disability rating for PTSD. The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is remanded for further development.

The Veteran was found unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected PTSD prior to February 25, 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to July 31, 2021 and denied for a higher rating from that date onwards.

A rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD has been withdrawn.,Service connection for asthma, a respiratory disorder, is granted under the PACT Act. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.,The Veteran's kidney stones are presumed to have been incurred in service due to the PACT Act.

Service connection for PTSD and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss are denied. Service connection for heart disability is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to February 12, 2014 did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment for the entire initial rating period from September 22, 2010. The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and nummular dermatitis, did not result in functional impairment that precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 11, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective October 25, 2017.,The Veteran also received a TDIU rating effective October 25, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran not being afforded VA examinations, and additional development is needed.