PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, tinnitus, PTSD, adjustment disorder, and a disorder manifested by memory loss are all denied due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.,However, the Veteran's service connection claim for these conditions is remanded as there are unresolved issues regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including persistent depressive disorder and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The diagnoses are based on evidence of personal assault (MST) during military service.

An effective date earlier than May 30, 2022 for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD is denied.,An effective date earlier than July 19, 2019 for the grant of a 40 percent rating for low back disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD is denied.,An effective date of January 27, 2020, has been granted for the increased disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU is being remanded due to a predecisonal duty to assist error, and the increased rating claim for PTSD since December 7, 2021, is inextricably intertwined with the TDIU issue. The Board will adhere to the CAVC decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, claimed as due to military sexual trauma (MST), is denied because the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a procedural error in failing to notify him of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ issued its decision.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not rated as compensable, but service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left knee strain, and urticaria face, neck, back are granted.,Service connection is established for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left knee strain, and urticaria face, neck, back. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as no earlier effective date is permitted by law due to the filing of a supplemental claim more than one year after the prior notice of decision.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and secondary substance abuse, was denied. The effective date cannot be earlier than June 28, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied due to the dishonorable discharge from military service.,An effective date earlier than September 26, 2013 for the award of service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent pneumonia and an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The appeal was denied due to a lack of current diagnosis of recurrent pneumonia, and insufficient symptoms for a PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for right shoulder condition and PTSD, as no rating decision was issued by the AOJ within a year prior to his November 2022 Notice of Disagreement. The bladder cancer claim is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his in-service stressors and grants the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective September 26, 2019. The initial rating of 70% is maintained. TDIU was also granted effective September 26, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to December 22, 2018, for a 50 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence of worsening symptoms or occupational and social impairment warranting such a rating prior to December 22, 2018.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD as new relevant evidence had not been submitted to warrant readjudication, based on existing records and lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal.