PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD with drug dependency, nightmares and insomnia, and a right foot disability. As a result, the claims are dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for left shoulder strain, PTSD, and left hip adductor strain, as well as for compensable ratings for shin splints of the right and left lower extremities. The Board dismissed these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in providing proper notice and obtaining evidence related to the Veteran's reported in-service personal assault, as well as a need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred. The issue of service connection for panic disorder without agoraphobia is remanded as there was no VA examination addressing this condition and its potential relationship to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including incomplete sexual trauma development and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Depressive Disorder will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The missing VA treatment records from January 2018 to April 2019 need to be obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grants because her service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility criteria under VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating. The claim for TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the established 100 percent rating.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for evaluating PTSD at more than 10 percent prior to November 18, 2019, and at 50 percent thereafter.

The appeal to reduce the evaluation of PTSD with MDD from 100% to 70% was dismissed because no reduction had occurred at the time the Veteran submitted her NOD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressor experiences.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and duty-to-assist errors, requiring a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to September 26, 2020. The VA has granted a 70 percent rating effective from September 26, 2020, which was the date of his supplemental claim application.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection, TDIU, and DEA benefits have been denied. The earliest date of entitlement to these benefits is July 26, 2016.,There was no formal or informal claim prior to July 26, 2016, for PTSD and depression.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for PTSD and a right hip disability as they are not related to the merits of the January 2021 rating decision, but rather to an earlier administrative decision regarding character of discharge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD under the DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent, effective August 1, 2021.,Service connection for Parkinson's disease is granted.,Service connection for ED as secondary to service-connected PTSD is also granted.

The Board has granted the appellant's petition to readjudicate her claim for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that new and relevant evidence submitted supports this claim. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Veteran's PTSD has not been manifested by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a higher disability rating.,The Veteran is not precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation is dismissed as the issue was resolved in a separate appeal. The claim for skin cancer remains denied due to lack of current evidence showing a disability. A rating of 50 percent, but not higher, is granted for PTSD.