PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that his current condition is related to a traumatic shooting he witnessed during active military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation of service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, including consideration of whether a current diagnosis exists and any potential aggravation by pre-existing conditions.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 14, 2020 for the award of service connection for PTSD based on new and material evidence submitted in December 2020.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied, and the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD is dismissed due to procedural errors in the modernized review system.

The motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a July 28, 1983 rating decision to the extent it assigned a noncompensable (zero percent) rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is denied.

Your service connection for PTSD has been granted, so there is no longer a case or controversy regarding this claim.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression), PTSD, a back condition, high blood pressure, a hip condition, a left knee condition, skin cancer of the right arm, and sciatica are remanded due to failure to conduct VA examinations as scheduled.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for any acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and depressive disorder, as well as a back condition. The AOJ is required to obtain additional evidence and provide an adequate VA opinion in order to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as the earliest date on which VA received the veteran's supplemental claim for service connection was March 29, 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, as there were unreviewed treatment records that may have affected the initial rating decision.

The Board has granted a 100% evaluation for PTSD effective December 10, 2020, but only up to February 18, 2019. The Veteran's condition did not warrant an earlier effective date as it was not factually ascertainable that the increase in severity occurred prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and mood disorder. The case is being returned to the RO due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding stressor verification and VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it originated during his active military service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of June 15, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran had continuously pursued his claim from its initial filing in June 2021 to the March 2022 rating decision granting service connection.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of September 23, 2019, for service connection for PTSD and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 USC Chapter 35.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether his PTSD is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating of PTSD was denied because no new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the previously denied claim.