PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and concluding that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both on a direct basis and as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision does not address whether OSA is related to military service or if it was caused by PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding hypertension. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is being considered as a possible cause or aggravation of his diagnosed hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal for various issues related to PTSD, erectile dysfunction, SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, peripheral neuropathy, and TDIU has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hearing loss disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus have been granted initial disability ratings of 100% and 40%, respectively, effective as of the date of this decision.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for various conditions and issues, including PTSD, right foot joint osteoarthritis, hemorrhoids, pilonidal cyst, presbyopia, allergic rhinitis, and cataracts. The effective dates for benefits were also not granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder was denied, as the evidence did not show that his disability resulted in total occupational and social impairment. The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU based on a single service-connected disability was also denied due to the combined schedular 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and for an earlier effective date are being remanded due to the need to obtain private treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since August 30, 2019. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his PTSD symptoms have most closely approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and PTSD alone rendered her unemployable prior to October 29, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining missing VA records and verifying in-service stressors.

The Veteran's other service-connected disabilities do not result in a combined rating of 60 percent or higher independent from his PTSD and TDIU for PTSD alone.,The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran was substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises as a direct result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD, which has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder, finding credible evidence of personal assaults during military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, effective March 4, 2020. The Board also granted entitlement to SMC based on statutory housebound status and remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, TDIU, and SMC.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating of PTSD was dismissed because the Board granted a higher initial rating (70%) in another case docketed under Docket No. 211202-201617, rendering this appeal moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from April 25, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the entire appeal period, reflecting occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.