PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with the earlier effective date for PTSD and a TDIU being established. The rating for PTSD remains at 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied.,Service connection for anxiety, PTSD, and a bilateral lower leg condition were also denied. The hypertension and bilateral lower leg condition claims are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified trauma and stress related disorder are granted as service-connected due to a confirmed in-service stressor.

The Board has decided that attorney fees are not payable for the September 22, 2022 rating decision due to a typographical error in the initial determination. However, all requirements for direct payment of fees have been met and VA will pay $0.00 in attorney fees.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective March 30, 2022. A TDIU based on PTSD is granted and service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral foot pes planus are all granted as service-connected. The eating disorder claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and medical opinion are inadequate for adjudication, and thus remands the claims of service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of cancer of the throat, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression as they have been granted in a previous rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, vertigo, and a left shoulder disability due to the lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred during or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for lumbosacral strain, right ankle strain, and left ankle strain due to unclear functional loss during examinations.

The Veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability rating under VA regulations.,The Veteran is granted an initial 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, but no higher.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent evaluation of PTSD is granted, and the rating is now at 70 percent from August 17, 2023.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder and PTSD, is rated at 70 percent since December 29, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms and impairment have been found to meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating from October 17, 2003, to October 28, 2007. From February 1, 2008, the Veteran is not entitled to an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to his failure to report to VA examinations in Ohio. The Board finds that he had good cause and the AOJ made a pre-decisional error by not scheduling him for an examination in Japan or via telehealth.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from October 3, 2014, due to his service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine, and right knee disabilities preventing him from obtaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations. The appeals are now pending and need to be reviewed with new VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD beginning January 15, 2013 is denied. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is required to have his complete service medical and personnel records associated with his file, including those from his deployment in Cuba. A new VA mental disorders and spine examinations are needed to address the issues of PTSD, anxiety disorder, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, and ankle disability.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with MDD, but granted a TDIU for the period from September 5, 2019, to October 18, 2021.