PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have substantially or materially contributed to his cause of death, septic shock with enterococcus infection. The Board affirms the grant of service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50 percent evaluation, effective from the date of the July 2019 rating decision. Service connection for tinnitus is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal seeking a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed because the AMA appeal was invalid and concurrent appeals are prohibited.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus caused symptoms that were inconsistent with obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment during the appeal period, leading to a grant of an extraschedular TDIU from September 1, 2020 until March 8, 2021.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective April 7, 2017.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is now rated at 70 percent effective from May 29, 2015.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits are dismissed as they are considered duplicative of the pending appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from April 29, 2010 to March 29, 2020. He also received a TDIU rating during this period.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation and consideration of his service-connected conditions, including PTSD, inguinal hernias, rotator cuff injuries, and ankle fractures. The claims are also remanded to determine if new evidence has been received to reopen claims for knee conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD required hospital treatment for more than 21 days, which qualifies for a temporary total evaluation.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective February 24, 2021. The effective date for the TDIU is based on his increased rating for PTSD filed on February 24, 2021.

The Board has denied service connection for various knee, hip, and foot conditions as well as PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for PTSD.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD, asthma, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's asthma is now granted.

The Board has granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for this rating. The appeal is not about service connection and thus does not address exposure basis or whether the claim is based on a presumption of service connection.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed because your earlier effective date request was already addressed in a December 2019 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to August 30, 2016, for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the severity and symptomatology of the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not meet the schedular or extraschedular criteria for an earlier effective date prior to August 30, 2016.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding various conditions and ratings, as the Veteran requested to withdraw all claims.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD as it was fully addressed in a previous decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to his military service.