PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since he closed his own business in 2012, and the Board granted entitlement to a TDIU based on this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran needs VA examinations to assess his current disability levels and determine if he is unemployable due to his conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety are granted a disability rating of 70 percent from September 1, 2010, forward.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted due to presumptive exposure to burn pits in Southwest Asia.,TDIU is denied as the Veteran has not demonstrated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder due to incomplete examination reports and incorrect application of the presumption of soundness.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating for hypertension, sleep problems, PTSD, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction, did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to July 8, 2020 and increased to 70% thereafter. The rating for PTSD is granted.,A 30% rating for bilateral foot disorder is granted effective September 26, 2016.,A 10% rating for cervical spine disorder is denied.,A 10% rating for asthma is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are granted effective February 13, 2020. The Board also referred the issue of whether a TDIU can be awarded based on the disabling effects of any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities to include his heart disability for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for conversion disorder presenting as pseudoseizures secondary to service-connected PTSD, but has remanded the issue of residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) including dizziness and headaches.

The Veteran's service connection for recurrent abdominoplasty residuals is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of rating PTSD, low back musculotendinous strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left ankle strain residuals.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of June 14, 1999 for service connection for PTSD was granted. The motions to revise the October 2000 and September 2008 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error were dismissed.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected PTSD does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be at Level I in both ears, resulting in a zero percent evaluation.,For PTSD, the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent as they were considered to cause reduced reliability and productivity but not total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30% prior to July 13, 2022, and 50% thereafter. Bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and increased rating for guttate psoriasis are remanded. The claim for TDIU is also remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling. The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's condition meets the criteria for such a rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, to his active-duty service. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is rated at a 70 percent rating from April 19, 2019 to November 8, 2022. A rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 19, 2019 is denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 30, 2011 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim was based on a liberalizing regulation that became effective in July 2010.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to February 14, 2018. He is also granted TDIU and SMC effective June 1, 2009.