PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his current diagnosis is related to a reported in-service personal assault.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from July 30, 2018. The Board granted a TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, nephrolithiasis, GERD, left achilles tendonitis, temporomandibular dysfunction, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, the Board granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's proposed reduction from a 70% to a 50% rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder was not appealable as it was only a proposal and not a final decision. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to August 5, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating or TDIU was denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The decision is not binding on VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his current diagnoses of PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety condition are proximately due to his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD and alcohol use disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for service connection. The claim for residuals of back injury is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher initial ratings for his service-connected back condition, headaches, PTSD, bilateral knee conditions, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is denied. The TDIU was granted effective October 16, 2012, which also serves as the earliest possible effective date for DEA benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 20, 2017. The TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, liver cirrhosis, and ED, rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment during the period on appeal. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on this evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's reported stressors and to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The initial rating for PTSD remains at 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied, and the Board found that her symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Systemic Lupus Erythematous (lupus) is remanded due to a duty to assist error. The examiner must determine if lupus is related to military service, either directly or secondary.

The Board dismissed the appeal of a proposal to reduce the evaluation of PTSD from 70 percent disabling to 50 percent as premature, since no actual reduction had occurred at the time of the December 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection for erectile dysfunction has been granted, making the appeal moot.,Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx was denied as there is no evidence of such condition during or after active service.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.