PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to reconsider the claims for PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction (SMC), and Fibromyalgia. The claims are being remanded due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to November 9, 2016. The Board denied a higher rating.,From November 9, 2016, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for urinary incontinence is remanded as there are outstanding private treatment records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Depressive Features, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the May 1993 and August 1993 rating decisions.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and PTSD have been granted increased ratings, while the issues of service connection for a left knee disability, sleep apnea, and headaches are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient VA opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be further evaluated with a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder was granted, effective January 31, 2019.

The Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected and does not warrant a compensable rating.,His right and left lower extremity radiculopathies are not secondary to his low back disability, as he is not currently service-connected for the condition.,His anxiety disorder is also not secondary to his low back disability or associated radiculopathy.,The Veteran's low back disability (claimed as stenosis) and PTSD claims are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for anxiety was dismissed as the Veteran did not intend to file a new claim. The effective date for PTSD service connection is set at March 19, 2019.,PTSD service connection has been granted with an initial rating and effective date of February 23, 2021.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, is granted.,The claim for service connection for headaches secondary to rhinitis and nose surgery residuals remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to service-connected PTSD and other disabilities from April 1, 2019, to May 5, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) during service, finding that the Veteran's current PTSD is related to MST.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated as 100% disabling starting May 20, 2021 and considered permanent. However, her other service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability prior to that date, thus denying an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for PTSD is granted effective March 15, 2022. The service connection claim for sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 70% rating effective March 26, 2019. Service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea are also granted, but service connection for IBS is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric condition (likely PTSD, insomnia, adjustment disorder), and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and has remanded the claim for service connection for peripheral arterial/vascular disease.

The Veteran's OSA is rated at 50% since October 1, 2019. The PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

An earlier effective date of July 12, 2020, is granted for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression, anxiety, and mood disorder is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board found that the symptoms did not more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas warranting a higher rating.