PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The reduction of the Veteran's PTSD rating from 100% to 70% effective June 1, 2021 was improper and the rating is restored.

An earlier effective date of November 21, 2019, is granted for the award of a 50 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since August 21, 2018. As a result, the Board has granted a TDIU effective that date.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, and a TDIU is granted. The higher rating for PTSD remains denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since September 27, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and service connection claims have been withdrawn by the Veteran.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has not been established, as there is no evidence of its onset during service or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, as the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD and links it to an in-service stressor.,Service connection has also been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depression (MDD) and Anxiety. The evidence shows that these conditions are linked to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed as he has requested to withdraw all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation due to his inability to use assistive devices and lack of loss of use of any extremities.

The Veteran's PTSD, deviated septum, allergic rhinitis, and left shoulder sprain with pain are all found to be related to her military service.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD, deviated septum, allergic rhinitis (secondary to deviated septum), and left shoulder sprain with pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to potential missing service treatment records from Davis Monthan AFB that could be relevant to the Veteran's PTSD claim. The decision is pending further action.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be at least as likely as not related to a personal assault and kidnapping that occurred in 1979 during his military service, leading to the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain financial records that may indicate whether the Veteran experienced military sexual trauma (MST) during her service. The primary dispute is whether she experienced MST, which could support her claim for PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD due to the appellant's withdrawal.,The Board has remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified major depressive disorder. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has granted readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety. The application to readjudicate his claim for alcohol use disorder was denied due to lack of relevant evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder prior to October 19, 2020 is rated at 70 percent. The Veteran also received a TDIU for the period from November 2019 to prior to October 19, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted with an effective date of November 7, 2019. The Board found that the criteria for service connection were met as of September 26, 2012, based on newly associated service department records.

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability, and PTSD have all been granted service connection.