PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's left knee disability is not service-connected.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and PTSD are both service-connected.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, specifically PTSD, is service-connected.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his lumbar spine disability is denied due to failure to report for a required VA examination. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection, TDIU, and anxiety (other than PTSD, major depressive and panic disorders).

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right knee disorder, finding that there is no credible in-service injury or event linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective February 22, 2018. He also receives SMC at the housebound rate due to his service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim is denied as of January 18, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for consideration of whether a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is warranted on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, specifically PTSD, is granted as service connected due to a finding that it was related to military sexual trauma during his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected disability and is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examiner's opinion on whether any condition noted or found to have caused his death had its clinical onset during service.

The Board found that the withholding of VA disability compensation benefits to recoup separation pay in the amount of $12,814.20 was proper and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD, sleep apnea, right ankle scar, and knee conditions have been granted. The Veteran is now rated at 10 percent for her right ankle scar.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected PTSD alone does not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher evaluation.,PTSD has been assigned an initial evaluation of 70 percent, which is not in excess of what is warranted. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and depression, based on a finding that his current psychiatric symptoms are related to his active-duty service involving an airplane engine fire during emergency landing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety. The Board found no current disability of PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and concluded that any such disabilities are not related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and remanded the claims of PTSD, panic disorder, anxiety disorder, and depression due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete information regarding stressor verification.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for vertigo and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, depression, depressive disorder with pure dysthymic syndrome and severe anxious distress), and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate evidence or need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD, OSTSD, and MDD. The examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to military service, specifically a sexual assault allegation, and if they are aggravated by his service-connected TBI with ADHD.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on multiple service-connected conditions, including right knee disorders, PTSD, migraines, and TBI with vertigo, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding service connection for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD as due to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, effective January 1, 2022. Additionally, the Veteran is also entitled to SMC at the housebound rate due to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD evaluation and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his employment history.