PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for histrionic personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma has been dismissed because the Veteran's representative withdrew their appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective November 1, 2017.,A TDIU (Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability) for PTSD was granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted since November 10, 2017, due to his service-connected disabilities making him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for recognition of the Appellant as a Veteran, but the case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct an examination to determine if the Appellant had a TBI during service.

Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus is denied.,PTSD disability rating in excess of 70 percent is denied. Total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder, but the Board finds that such an effective date is not warranted.,The Veteran also seeks increased ratings for facial burns and tinnitus. The Board denied these claims as well.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and his claim for service connection for gastritis with gastrointestinal bleeding was granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than unspecified depressive disorder with stimulant disorder and opioid use disorder (claimed as anxiety), and PTSD has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to their death.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for PTSD because it was granted by a rating decision and rendered moot.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD, MDD, and GAD is granted based on a verified in-service stressor and the proximate relationship of his current diagnoses to these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it for entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus due to missing private medical records and a need for a new VA examination.

The Board has granted entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, but the issue of housebound status is moot due to this grant. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for restless leg syndrome, and service connection for sinusitis. As a result, the appeals are dismissed.

The Board has jurisdiction to consider the merits of the appeal for oropharyngeal carcinoma under the legacy appeals system, finding that the December 2018 Notice of Disagreement was adequate and timely.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone precluded him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period of February 21, 2014, through September 10, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran also received a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.