PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU rating on an extra-schedular basis is denied as the evidence does not show that his service-connected PTSD caused marked interference in securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 24, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, is granted. The claim for PTSD is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed because he did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement within one year from receiving notification of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to MST and remanded the issue of service connection for OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for individual unemployability, finding that the earliest possible date to be assigned is December 21, 2021.

The Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder has been rated at 70 percent since June 19, 2019. The case is remanded for further development and consideration of a higher rating and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of December 15, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran did not receive proper notice of a denial in March 2016 and thus his initial application on December 15, 2015 can be considered as his claim date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral lower radiculopathy disabilities.

The Veteran's initial claim for PTSD was denied in December 2001 due to lack of a current diagnosis. The effective date was later changed to December 31, 2012, based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is rated at a 100 percent disability rating, indicating total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 100 percent schedular rating, reflecting the severity of symptoms including suicidal ideation and depression.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder and PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active duty or are related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of dysthymic disorder (claimed PTSD and memory difficulty from combat) is granted with an effective date of December 28, 2000. The earlier effective dates for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current audiometric test results.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including missing service treatment records from both periods of active duty and Veteran Center records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he was employed full-time prior to June 8, 2020. The Board finds that TDIU is not warranted based on the single service-connected disability of his back condition.

The Board has decided to remand the TDIU claim due to a pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on the lack of an accurate factual premise for the Veteran's opinion regarding his employability. The Veteran needs a new VA psychiatric examination to address the impact of his service-connected PTSD and other substance use disorder on work capacity, with consideration of past treatment and examination findings.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that the Veteran did not demonstrate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in verifying the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor. The AOJ is required to attempt to verify whether the Veteran was involved in a training accident at Fort Irwin National Training Center in 1987.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision. The issue of TDIU has been remanded.