PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the period prior to January 2, 2019. For the period from January 2, 2019 to April 7, 2021, the Veteran's PTSD remains at a 70 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and low back disability due to new evidence indicating that the VA examination did not consider all relevant lay statements, including those from the Veteran. The claims are now pending again with instructions to obtain updated treatment records and schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for a back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was previously denied in February 2013. New evidence has been submitted, and the Board has decided to reopen the claim but remand it due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including evaluations for various disabilities and service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI is rated at 100 percent effective June 10, 2019, and the appeal for earlier effective dates has been denied.

The Veteran's knee disabilities require regular assistance in accomplishing routine activities of daily living, leading to the grant of SMC at the aid and attendance rate. The issue of entitlement to SMC based on housebound status is moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU based on service-connected PTSD from August 23, 2022. He also received SMC at the 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) rate due to his diabetes mellitus with associated bilateral lower extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the appeals for increased ratings are denied. The right shoulder nerve palsy and left knee DJD receive a 50 percent rating each.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in not obtaining opinions on whether his current disabilities are related to his service-connected right knee disability, and for a comprehensive mental health examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted his claim for individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD and right knee were dismissed as the VA Form 10182 was untimely filed.

Your appeals for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have been dismissed as moot because you are now service-connected for these conditions due to a prior grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of November 24, 2021. The Board found that the diagnosis of PTSD arose on this date and there was no prior entitlement to service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right ankle degenerative arthritis, PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy with radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and degenerative disc and joint disease of the lumbar spine, rendered him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (eczema, PTSD, and heart condition) have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

Your TDIU claim has been granted and effective since May 23, 2022. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in your favor.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70% rating prior to November 15, 2011 and at a 100% rating as of that date. The TDIU claim is denied.