PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was granted with an effective date of March 30, 2020. The decision is based on the date VA received his supplemental claim after a final denial in June 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, back disability, ulcer, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's claim for service connection is not granted as there is no evidence that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability rating for PTSD is dismissed. The appeal regarding additional temporary total rating for PTSD under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29 is also dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 or 100 percent rating.,PTSD does not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The Veteran has no more than two painful or unstable scars on his scalp.

The appeal for service connection on five conditions (PTSD, removal of lesion, right carpal tunnel syndrome, right foot condition, and ringing in ears) is dismissed due to the appellant's concurrent election of a review option.

The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder, which prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connected due to a witnessed MVA during active duty for training.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hepatitis B infection, prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction, PTSD, and various neuropathies, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his physical limitations. The Board has determined that the criteria for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance are met.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was granted in June 2021. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD have been denied. The decision on the PTSD claim is pending as it remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, and a higher rating for tinnitus. The claim for PFB is granted with a 30 percent disability rating.

Your appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder has been dismissed because the September 2020 VA Form 10182 was improperly docketed given your June 2020 Request for Higher-Level Review. The issue will be adjudicated by the AOJ.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and asthma.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to December 5, 2018. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the disability.

The Veteran's service-connected hand tremors and PTSD render him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 30% rating effective December 7, 2023. The decision also noted that the Veteran had intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks during this period.

The Board has restored the Veteran's entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, effective May 1, 2024, as his service-connected PTSD and other disabilities combined to meet the criteria for SMC.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection was denied as the earliest date of receipt of a claim and/or date entitlement arose is February 1, 2017. The claim for increased rating for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to a diagnosed condition related to an in-service assault.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of PTSD, and the Board dismissed the claim as a result.