PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran is seeking an initial rating greater than 10 percent for PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from July 18, 1995. The appeal involves the downstream issue of the initial rating, not an earlier effective date.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was denied because the evidence did not show that his PTSD and back disorder worsened to a factually ascertainable date during the one-year period before September 28, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his service-connected PTSD is dismissed as he has withdrawn the appeal.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder has been dismissed as you did not appeal the previous denial of your claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, leading to a grant of SMC based on aid and attendance. The housebound status claim is moot due to the grant of SMC at the aid and attendance rate.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 20, 2009.

The Veteran's non-VA emergency care for appendicitis was reimbursed as she had utilized VA healthcare in the previous 24 months, and her claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the VA's duty to assist prior to the AOJ decision on appeal was not fulfilled, and thus remanding for a new opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD are being readjudicated due to new evidence. The claim for Degenerative Disc Disease Cervical Neck Condition is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the ratings for PTSD, TBI with neurocognitive disorder and vertigo, and a right thumb scar. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his in-service stressor of witnessing and aiding a fellow servicemember who was stabbed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% disabling from October 18, 2018. The Board granted an increased rating for PTSD and denied the claim for TDIU.

The Veteran was granted service connection for PTSD effective December 10, 2021.,The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD is increased to 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and insomnia was productive of a disability picture consistent with a 70 percent rating from the date he filed his claim for service connection. As such, an earlier effective date of December 28, 2020 is granted for the grant of an increased 70 percent rating.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for right knee scars and left shoulder disability, denied entitlement to higher ratings for right knee disabilities including instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and did not grant service connection for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of February 27, 2020 for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.,The Board also dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of September 22, 2016 for TDIU. The appeal is dismissed as it is currently undergoing development at the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD and individual unemployability was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disability.