PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but no higher, effective from December 15, 2020. The Board found the Veteran's symptoms align with a 30% rating and granted an increase to 50%. No higher ratings are warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, total hip arthroplasty, OSA, lumbar DDD with L4-S1 bulge, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and avascular necrosis of the right hip, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection on all six issues due to the NOD not being timely filed.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and major depressive disorder, as well as entitlement to a TDIU effective date earlier than October 29, 2018.

The Veteran is granted earlier effective dates of March 28, 2019 for a 70% rating for PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder and a 20% rating for Lumbosacral Strain.,These ratings are based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions being manifested since her discharge from active service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, and her claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was granted in full, effective May 11, 2021. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus remain unresolved.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to March 13, 2023. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to the severity of his symptoms.

Your service connection claim for PTSD with depression has been fully granted. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with major depression and alcohol use disorder was initially denied in November 2007. After receiving additional relevant service treatment and personnel records, the effective date of this grant has been changed to April 27, 2007.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased rating for a headache condition, and service connection for athlete's foot due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective March 2021. The Board denied an increased rating as the symptoms do not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the October 2021 rating decision is relevant to the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's lay statements and VA treatment records indicate a possible link between his current psychiatric condition and his military service. However, further examination is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is rated at 50% from November 30, 2015, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for PTSD with major depressive disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to potential errors in obtaining relevant private treatment records and inadequate attempts at corroborating claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 2003 rating decision. The Veteran alleged that she was not provided with a VA examination, which she argued constituted CUE.

The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and cannabis use disorder, as well as her claims for TDIU and DEA benefits, are granted effective July 12, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 5, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD is denied as there is no medical or lay evidence regarding his PTSD in the year prior to December 5, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the RO's failure to obtain his Social Security Administration disability benefits records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD to include alcohol use disorder prior to a decision being made by the Board.