PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his current symptoms are related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but not higher. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is directly related to service, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was submitted to warrant readjudication of the previously denied service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD prevented him from obtaining and following a substantially gainful occupation from September 20, 2018. The TDIU is granted for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received on October 26, 2020. The effective date of the grant of service connection cannot be earlier than this date as it is based on when the intent to file a claim was submitted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is remanded due to unclear employment history prior to October 26, 2023. The AOJ must provide the Veteran with a VA Form 21-8940 and clarify his work history.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is denied. The earliest date entitlement arose and the effective date assigned is January 26, 2021.

The Veteran's effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and MDD is denied as it is not factually ascertainable that his disability increased in the year prior to March 30, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA disability determination records and updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for beneficiary travel expenses were denied because they were not submitted within the required 30-day filing deadline, despite a previous suspension of the deadline due to the COVID-19 emergency.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is restored to a 70 percent rating effective from May 1, 2021. A disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a duty to assist error. The Veteran's back condition may be related to his active duty service, but more development is needed. For PTSD, there are inconsistencies in when the disability began that need clarification.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of this rating. The issue of entitlement to TDIU based on a single service-connected disability (PTSD with major depressive disorder) has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus (DMII), skin rash, infection, cardiomyopathy, fluid around the heart, mesothelioma, and PTSD. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's exposure to toxins, including asbestos, and herbicide agents during his active service.

Your service connection for PTSD, along with secondary major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, has been granted effective June 15, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal (PTSD) has already been granted.