PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, low back condition, radiculopathy of the left leg, PTSD, and prostate cancer, have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective August 19, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD related to his in-service stressor. The decision resolves the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and remanded the issues of rating for right eye disability and service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 28, 2020 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to lack of factual ascertainability that his condition worsened within one year prior to the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, which supports a finding that his current PTSD is related to his in-service combat experience.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is granted a 70 percent evaluation. The symptoms associated with this rating include occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed because he filed a supplemental claim while his previous appeal was still pending.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, as well as SMC due to housebound status, were denied. However, the effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was granted on May 1, 2017.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, was found to be productive of reduced reliability and productivity prior to March 13, 2018. From March 13, 2018, the disorder caused total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 50% rating prior to April 1, 2014 and a 70% rating from April 1, 2014 until September 10, 2015. The effective date for the increased ratings is set based on when VA received his claim.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and GERD have been granted. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD has been denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to PTSD. Both issues are now pending and need further development.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for a new medical opinion to determine if it is related to his service-connected PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches and PTSD with TBI was granted effective April 20, 1984, the day after he separated from active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his PTSD has been dismissed because the Veteran and his representative withdrew their appeal.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits were granted effective February 29, 2016, based on his service-connected PTSD.