PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The appeal to reduce the PTSD disability rating from 70% to 50%, and to discontinue SMC, is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a higher rating, as they are consistent with the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted based on his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The AOJ failed to obtain a VA examination that considered whether his current disability is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to PTSD was denied as there is no evidence that his service-connected disabilities, separately or together, prevented him from obtaining or maintaining employment prior to March 5, 2014.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and depression have been granted. The claim for atrial fibrillation with pacemaker is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on your claims as they are no longer pending.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and insomnia disorder is granted, with the diagnosis being based on in-service stressors related to his deployment to Saudi Arabia.

The appeal concerning the reduction of your PTSD disability rating from 100% to 70% effective November 1, 2021, is dismissed because the claim has been fully granted with a restoration of the 100% rating.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's claim was not based on new evidence associated with his service personnel records after a final denial in 1986.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted with an effective date of March 30, 2012. The Board found that the Veteran had been unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 2011 due to his PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of such conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased PTSD rating and TDIU have been dismissed due to the concurrent nature of the appeal in both the Legacy system and the AMA system, with the case now being handled under the Legacy system.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, and the effective date is set at May 6, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed as the appeal is not valid due to improper concurrent election.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error, and the effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is also being remanded as it may be impacted by the PTSD claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/housebound due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria of needing regular aid and assistance or being permanently housebound.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current diagnoses and his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence did not meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD.