PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates have been dismissed as withdrawn.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, has been fully granted with a rating of 30 percent effective December 29, 2023. The appeal is dismissed as moot since the benefit requested (service connection) has already been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors and a need for further examination to determine if PTSD is causally related to service.

The Board denied a request for an effective date prior to November 21, 2017, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim was received on February 21, 2018, and his entitlement arose on March 16, 2018.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective April 29, 2019. The appellant's symptoms are characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the claimant and failure to timely file a VA Form 10182, with good cause shown for the latter.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a left ear hearing loss disability. Service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in April 2015, and the effective date of service connection is set at February 28, 2018.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the rate provided under 38 U.S.C. §1114(o) and SMC at the rate provided under 38 U.S.C. §1114(r)(1), based on his need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected conditions, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and scars.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling since January 27, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and a need for a VA examination to assess his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which adequately compensates for reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, and difficulty in social relationships. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision.,Entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder, is the result of trauma experienced during service in Turkey. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance was denied because his service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to protect himself from daily living hazards.,The Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status was also denied as he does not meet the statutory or factual criteria for an award of SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of PTSD was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been granted, but the Board finds additional evidence is needed to determine if he has a current diagnosis of PTSD and whether his sleep disturbances are separate from his acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU. The Board has granted both the increased rating and the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD was increased to a 70% rating and he was granted TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD. Attorney fees are eligible for representation provided in the Fee Agreement.