PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating of 100 percent for the period from June 25, 2016, through December 31, 2016, due to hospital treatment for service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran was also granted a disability rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and unspecified cannabis use disorder starting from January 1, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with alcohol use disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and lumbosacral strain, render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 27, 2021. The Board granted the TDIU based on the cumulative effects of these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, and his lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are denied increased ratings.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, heart disability, and PTSD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding verification of service in Vietnam and obtaining private treatment records.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for lung nodule. The Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and major depressive disorder) were granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, GERD, and a heart condition due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's PTSD and sleep disorder claims are denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is rated at 100% effective from March 11, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran had continuously pursued an increased rating for his PTSD since February 22, 2017, and awarded a 100% rating starting from April 30, 2021.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are both granted due to his service-connected atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. He also has other service-connected disabilities that meet the criteria for SMC.

The Veteran's PTSD and right knee arthralgia were denied increased ratings. The PTSD was rated at 30 percent, while the right knee condition remained at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and mild neurocognitive disorder is rated at 100 percent effective February 6, 2017. The VA also granted eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits from the same date.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted effective October 3, 2020.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is rated at 20 percent, which meets the criteria for an increased initial rating to 40 percent prior to July 10, 2019 and remains at 20 percent thereafter.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is rated at 20 percent, which meets the criteria for an increased initial rating to 40 percent prior to July 10, 2019 and remains at 20 percent thereafter.,The Veteran's chronic left hip strain (flexion) is not service-connected and thus does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's left hip strain (extension) is rated at noncompensable (0 percent), which meets the criteria for an initial compensable rating.,The Veteran's left hip strain (impairment of thigh) is rated at noncompensable (0 percent), which meets the criteria for an initial compensable rating.,PTSD was granted service connection effective September 20, 2017 and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran was awarded a TDIU due solely to PTSD from June 26, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.,From March 6, 2023, the Veteran also received SMC at the housebound rate based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the earlier effective date for service connection of headaches, not otherwise specified and migraines with headaches, not otherwise specified with vertigo associated with PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 21, 2017 to July 20, 2020 was dismissed because he is already in receipt of a 100% combined schedular disability rating and none of his service-connected disabilities alone would warrant a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 15, 2008, to March 22, 2016. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the issues regarding shoulder conditions.

The Veteran's claims for right leg lengthening, PTSD, and a neck disorder secondary to his service-connected right leg lengthening have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's SMC based on aid and attendance is granted effective February 6, 2017, due to his service-connected PTSD.