PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 70 percent, effective from September 10, 2020. The issues of service connection for right and left knee strains are dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for further consideration, including a potential extraschedular evaluation.

The Veteran's initial rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, was denied from September 14, 1972, to June 30, 1979. However, a higher initial rating of 100 percent was granted starting February 11, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a nervous disorder, as there is no evidence of current disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining additional private treatment records and clarifying his employment status to determine if he qualifies for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to September 1, 2014. Therefore, the claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a 70 percent rating for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete examination reports and unverified in-service stressors. The AOJ is instructed to attempt verification of the Veteran's reported stressors and schedule him for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's adjustment disorder/PTSD may have pre-existed service and is related to childhood trauma, but a new examination is needed to determine if it was incurred in service. The VA also needs to obtain any missing private treatment records from the Veteran's hospitalization.

The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, and his PTSD is rated at 50 percent. The appeal for a higher rating for either condition has been denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment due to a retroactive apportionment payment for his daughter, finding that the debt was validly created and recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the increased PTSD rating, TDIU award, and DEA eligibility, finding that no increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the claims being filed.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70% rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran is also granted TDIU prior to June 6, 2022.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the evidence supports that his symptoms began during his period of service and are related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone at least as likely as not prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the entire period on appeal, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 70 percent for her service-connected PTSD, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities contribute in substantial part to a vocational impairment, and he has not overcome the effects of such impairment. With resolution of reasonable doubt in his favor, the criteria for a determination that the Veteran has an employment handicap for VR&E benefits purposes have been met.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted, and she is entitled to a non-compensable rating for her rhinitis. The issue of service connection for CFS remains pending as it requires further examination and opinion.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD due to in-service sexual trauma, and her rhinitis does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.