PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD disability rating and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of employment status.

The Veteran's PTSD and skin disability are denied increased ratings. The Veteran is also remanded for further evaluation on the issues of service connection for gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal pain, and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and memory disorder, are related to his service-connected left eye disability.

Your claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was denied in October 2020, but it has since been granted by the VA. The Board is dismissing your appeal because the issue has already been resolved.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's OSA is not service connected due to his PTSD, and has ordered a remand for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in July 2013, but he submitted new evidence and filed a supplemental claim on January 6, 2021. The Board found that the effective date should be set to January 6, 2021, as this is when the Veteran's entitlement arose.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 18, 2020 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment within one year prior to receipt of his claim.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied. The earlier effective date for the grant of a 50 percent rating for PTSD prior to March 13, 2020, is also denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. His claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating than 70 percent for PTSD and an earlier effective date prior to November 20, 2020 for the grant of a 100 percent rating has been dismissed as moot because both issues have already been fully granted in the September 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The claims for service connection of the respiratory condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disorders are remanded.

The appeal is dismissed because the same issue was previously adjudicated by the Board in a June 2021 decision.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his PTSD was dismissed because the June 11, 2024 VA Form 20-0996 Higher Level Review constituted a prohibited concurrent election.

Your claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) has been granted, and you are now receiving a 100% evaluation effective March 10, 2020. As your case is fully resolved in favor of the Veteran, no further action is needed on this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain the Veteran's National Guard treatment records, which may contain relevant information for his claim of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in a level of impairment that most closely approximated by deficiencies in most areas, qualifying for a higher initial rating of 70 percent. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and right knee arthritis, but the claim of sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's testimony about snoring in service and buddy statements are new evidence that may support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for PTSD, depression, and/or anxiety before a decision was made.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the issue of PTSD from appeal, and a prior rating decision granted service connection for PTSD. The Board has dismissed the appeal as moot.