PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher initial rating, as they do not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for their acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

Your appeal to increase the rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder has been dismissed because it was improperly docketed under the AMA. The Veteran already had a pending legacy appeal, so this new appeal is not valid.

The Board granted an effective date of January 28, 2013 for the award of service connection for PTSD and TDIU. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, sinus disorder, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board dismissed all six service connection claims for PTSD, back disability, left eye disability, left hand disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a duty-to-assist error, as no VA examination was provided in relation to this claim.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and depression due to insufficient evidence verifying the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor event, specifically a helicopter crash during active duty.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is rated at noncompensable (0%) due to the lack of exceptional pattern of hearing impairment.,Tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10% since the date of claim, and no higher rating is warranted as it does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent under DC 6260.,The Veteran's post-traumatic stress changes to both wrists are rated at 10%, which is the maximum schedular rating available. No higher rating is warranted based on the evidence of record.,Tinnitus has been granted service connection since July 31, 2019, and no earlier effective date is warranted as there was no pending or unadjudicated claim for tinnitus prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to duty-to-assist errors in previous decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar I disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to military sexual trauma (MST), finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to her MST. The decision is based on evidence of behavior changes consistent with MST stressors and corroborated by medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to combat engaged in with the enemy while deployed to Iraq, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran is granted TDIU prior to July 3, 2019 due to service-connected disabilities. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied as the symptoms are contemplated by the current rating.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder was granted in an August 2023 rating decision, making the issue moot.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to errors in the AOJ process. The Board will consider his claim for a TDIU as part of this process.

The Veteran's initial claim for PTSD with unspecified bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, cocaine use disorder, and cannabis use disorder was granted effective from September 8, 2011. An initial rating of 70 percent is granted prior to April 27, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. Clarification is needed on the nature of any disability benefits applied for, and updated VA treatment records must be obtained.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms, including polysubstance use disorder, required inpatient treatment from April 10, 2022 to May 26, 2022. The Board granted a temporary total evaluation for this period. However, the TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and requests that the AOJ attempt to locate and associate any outstanding enlistment examination records with the Veteran's file.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy currently before the Board due to the grant of an earlier effective date for TDIU in a previous decision.