PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial 100 percent rating since August 24, 2009. The Board found the evidence approximately evenly balanced as to whether his symptoms and impairment caused by PTSD more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Neurocognitive Disorder with Alcohol Use Disorder. The Veteran's symptoms include anxiety, depression, nightmares, sleep disturbances, hypervigilance, anger issues, and cognitive impairment.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU stems from his November 2018 claim, and the effective date of TDIU is denied as a matter of law due to the finality of prior decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from August 30, 2016, onward, and entitlement to TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD, combined with other service-connected disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of January 25, 2018.,An effective date of January 25, 2018 is granted for the award of service connection for PTSD and a TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that her symptoms are more closely aligned with a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's motion to revise the August 2013 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD due to CUE was denied. Service connection for migraine headaches with a disability rating of 50 percent, but no higher, was granted. The issue of service connection for a back disability is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his obstructive sleep apnea, as well as the potential role of obesity in causing or aggravating his OSA.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder are being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate, and the case requires further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI symptoms caused significant impairment in reliability and productivity, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms were consistent with a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD and MDD. The examiner is required to provide an addendum addressing the onset of these conditions during service or their relationship to in-service stressors.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of PTSD, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as she did not have a diagnosis of PTSD at any point during the period on appeal.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset and relationship to active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 2, 2021, for a grant of service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder is denied. The Board found that the August 13, 2020 intent to file was duplicative and without effect.

The Veteran's PTSD is not rated higher than 70 percent.,A 50 percent rating for migraines from July 26, 2011 has been granted.,The Veteran's TBI with migraines does not warrant a rating greater than 40 percent.,Eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted effective October 21, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder was dismissed because it was considered a concurrent election to the supplemental claim he filed.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and the retrieval of clinical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and TDIU due to outstanding VA medical records and SSA disability benefit records. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective April 28, 2023.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and coronary artery disease did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 2, 2018. The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for neck disability, PTSD, and dental disability due to new evidence being added to the claims file since the March 2024 Supplemental Statement of the Case.