PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for PTSD, so the issue is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the service connection claim of a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case is being remanded for further readjudication on the merits.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but the Veteran's appeal to increase the rating beyond this level is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for PTSD was dismissed because the issue is not properly before the Board under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of an obstructive sleep apnea disability, secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD was denied, and the Board granted a TDIU effective December 1, 2011. The earlier effective date claims were also denied as there is no evidence showing that the Veteran was unable to work prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and insufficient opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The Veteran contends his PTSD is related to an assault during service, but no records from Fort Jackson are available for review.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the April 2022 proposed reduction of the evaluation for service-connected PTSD from 100 percent to 50 percent was not an adjudicative determination and therefore, there is no question of law or fact on appeal.

The appeal seeking review of the May 1, 2020 and June 1, 2020 letters is dismissed because they are not decisions granting or denying benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding the evidence supports these conditions are related to military noise exposure and in-service stressors respectively.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and a need for clarification regarding the opinion of the March 2022 VA examiner. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and for additional evidence to be considered. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety and depression, and bilateral hearing loss are being reviewed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is rated at 100% effective from June 8, 2011.,SMC based on housebound status is granted from December 9, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was also denied as his symptoms are already at the maximum schedular rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, specifically PTSD and related disorders. The case is now pending for further review by a new examiner.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since the initial grant of service connection. The Board denied a higher rating, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70% or higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD is dismissed as he has withdrawn the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating greater than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and traumatic brain injury with memory loss is denied. The appeal for a right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome rating in excess of 10 percent is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in a 70 percent rating, but the appeal for TDIU prior to May 27, 2017 is still pending.