PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow any substantially gainful occupation, thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that there is no persuasive evidence linking his current condition to his active duty service. The issues of increased rating for left ankle disability and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was rated at 30 percent prior to March 20, 2019. A 100 percent rating is granted beginning March 20, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder was reopened due to the submission of new VA treatment records within a year of the original denial. The effective date is set at August 6, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD as there is no diagnosis of PTSD in the medical records, and the Veteran already has service connection for MDD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, which established a present diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 4, 2016 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran was first diagnosed with PTSD on that date.

The Veteran's PTSD with stimulant use disorder and alcohol use disorder is currently rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of clarity in the Veteran's request for higher-level review.

The Board has granted a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, with an effective date of the date of this decision. The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 100% rating for CLL and will be considered for reduction.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus was withdrawn. An effective date of October 30, 2017, and not earlier, is granted for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was granted with an effective date of June 14, 2019. The decision is based on the evidence received within a year of the initial denial and subsequent supplemental claims.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and dyssomnia was denied as it is not factually ascertainable that his psychiatric disorder increased in severity prior to April 3, 2020.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and has remanded the issue of service connection for HIV.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that his current psychiatric conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder based on military sexual trauma (MST) is granted. The claim for TDIU is also remanded due to the lack of consideration of her acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no physical deformity of the penis.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder was denied because the evidence does not support a finding that his condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome but denied service connection for acid reflux disorder, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, as her impairment was within the range of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD may have interfered with substantially gainful employment since January 1, 2011. The Board finds that the record contains probative evidence indicating this interference and must remand for referral to the Director of the Compensation Service for adjudication.