PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% for the entire period of appeal, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability rating under VA regulations.,PTSD and GAD are currently rated at 50 percent prior to March 25, 2019. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, as he has maintained consistent employment over the years and his current symptoms do not prevent him from performing his work in his chosen profession.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the record since the last decision and requires further consideration. The Veteran is being asked to waive initial AOJ review of this new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU from January 22, 2019 through October 19, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is granted as his reported in-service stressor of close enemy mortar attacks in Iraq is supported and related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.,The Veteran's cervical spine, headaches, and skin disability claims are denied as they have no known clinical basis and are not due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's PTSD and right knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis are currently rated at 50 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The Board has denied increased ratings for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 18, 2018 for a 100 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder and major depression with PTSD and trichotillomania was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for costochondritis with restrictive lung disease and asthma is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder is granted a 100 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period, effective February 13, 2018. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD, is granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and benefits related to his service-connected knee conditions, PTSD, housebound status, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for new examinations.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, including as due to MST, needs further investigation and evidence collection. The case is being sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to gather any incident report submitted by the Veteran following his reported incident of MST in late August 1986.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are rated at 70 percent effective January 20, 2021. The appeal is remanded for further development on issues of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied due to insufficient evidence showing he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and PTSD. The decision finds that there is credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and grants service connection based on direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for extraschedular consideration of TDIU without considering the Veteran's already 100% rated PTSD. The appeal remains denied.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating and TDIU prior to February 20, 2019 have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims following notification of a new rating decision granting him a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim.

Your claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been remanded. The Board found that the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct relationship between these conditions and your active-duty service.,The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were reopened based on new evidence showing potential links to his PTSD.