PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for left knee condition, right knee condition, and low back condition. The Board will seek additional opinions to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of October 10, 2007. The Board found that the original claim remained pending due to new and material evidence received within one year of the March 2008 denial.

PTSD and migraines were granted initial ratings of 70 percent and 50 percent, respectively, effective May 6, 2019. An earlier effective date for DEA was granted on September 26, 2018.,PTSD symptoms included occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because it was part and parcel of his service connection claim for a low back disorder, which was raised in June 2020. The earliest effective date for the TDIU is therefore June 12, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 and service connection for PTSD are being remanded due to procedural errors in the adjudication process.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral flat feet is dismissed.,Service connection for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 22, 2018 was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU as her service-connected disabilities did not render her unemployable within one year of filing the claim.,The Veteran's claim for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to June 22, 2018 was denied. The Board found that she did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to this date.

The Board has found that there are outstanding VA treatment records and pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding the Veteran's tinnitus claim. The claims for service connection for COPD, OSA, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a low back condition are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to May 15, 2018. His Major Depressive Disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's pancreatic insufficiency with associated diarrhea, which is considered a direct service connection case, has been granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 50 percent from September 21, 2020. The Board has granted an initial 50 percent rating for the condition.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to his service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and non-compensable tension headaches making him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is granted, but the claims for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder and sleep apnea are remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 19, 1977 for service connection of PTSD is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had symptoms consistent with PTSD since his separation from military service in 1977.

The Board has granted service connection for both Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding that the character of discharge upgrade to honorable by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records meets the criteria for establishing status as a veteran.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as the withholding of VA compensation benefits to recoup her separation pay was proper, and no hardship waiver could be granted.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip stress fracture, service connection for low back strain, an anxiety condition, and PTSD.

The appeal regarding PTSD is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issues decided in the July 2024 rating decision.