PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The claim for sleep apnea is remanded due to a change in the character of service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has found that a higher rating is warranted. The TDIU claim was also remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board has denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to the Veteran not meeting the criteria for total disability rating based on unemployability, and service connection for cause of death is remanded.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's appeal of the evaluation for PTSD with unspecified bipolar disorder and TDIU was dismissed because the attempt to opt into the Modernized Appeal System (AMA) was untimely.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and IBS. The VA examiner provided a diagnosis but no nexus opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination report and a duty to assist error. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed with additional evidence considered.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding no current disability or evidence of an in-service stressor. The Veteran's scar on his nose is also not rated as compensable.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric condition effective June 14, 2021 is dismissed.,A disability rating of 100% for the entire period on appeal for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current diagnosis is related to his in-service adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent disabling effective May 1, 2020. He was previously granted a temporary 100 percent rating during a period of hospitalization from February 27, 2020 to April 1, 2020.,The Veteran's PTSD is rated under the General Formula for Mental Disorders (General Formula). The Board must conduct a holistic analysis that considers all associated symptoms, regardless of whether they are listed as criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids has been dismissed.,The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, left knee disability, and lumbar spine condition.

The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for migraine headaches, TBI with PTSD, and right leg scar have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain (back disability) is remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder and persistent depressive disorder due to the appellant's request to withdraw the appeal prior to a decision.

The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for PTSD with TBI from 70 percent to 50 percent effective July 1, 2021. The reduction was improper as there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, should be remanded due to a lack of an opinion addressing this theory of entitlement and insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased rating for PTSD due to a duty-to-assist error. Additional records are needed, including VA treatment records from the Veteran's return home in approximately 1991 and therapy records from the outreach center where he received psychotherapy.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depression, insomnia, and PTSD due to MST. The Veteran is presumed sound upon entry into active service but her claim for service connection remains pending.

Service connection for asthma is granted based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during service in Kuwait. A 70 percent rating, but no higher, is granted for PTSD. A 30 percent rating, but no higher, is granted for bilateral plantar fasciitis.,The Veteran's PTSD symptoms include depression, anxiety, and paranoia, leading to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.