PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from September 28, 2018. The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 23, 2001 for the award of TDIU and DEA benefits. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation since that date.

The Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD from December 29, 2016 to June 13, 2023.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder, is remanded due to incomplete personnel and treatment records. The Board requires VA to obtain complete service treatment and personnel records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, granting a higher rating than the initial 30 percent. Service connection for chronic sinusitis and restless leg syndrome of both legs has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 70 percent disabling and the claim for a higher disability rating was denied.,The Veteran failed to complete VA Form 21-8940, which prevented the Board from evaluating his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of PTSD and a temporary total rating based on hospitalization, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a temporary total evaluation due to unrelated hospitalizations.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as the earliest possible date for TDIU is January 26, 2015, due to his initial claim for PTSD on that day. The effective date of TDIU has been set at this time.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including rescanning illegible service treatment records and making a clear determination regarding exposure basis.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for a lumbar spine condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD), and a respiratory condition due to new evidence received since the November 2012 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, back disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability are being remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining necessary medical records.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is also being remanded as there is insufficient information about his employment history.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and a TDIU prior to January 11, 2019, is dismissed.,VA denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 11, 2019, for basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, back condition, left hip arthritis with strain, right ankle and left ankle. The Veteran's mental health conditions are being reviewed to determine if they are related to service, while his physical conditions are being evaluated to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connected. The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the current diagnosis was related to military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent from December 30, 2019, to June 16, 2020. The rating is granted as the symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression with symptoms of sleep disorder, panic attacks, agoraphobia, and memory issues is granted. The case is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to witnessing the death by suicide of a service member while serving on the USS Manitowoc, and this claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA examiner was requested to provide a reasoned medical explanation as to why they did not render a diagnosis despite numerous medical records indicating current symptoms and longstanding diagnoses.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances were denied because the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments, and shoes are not considered clothing for VA purposes.,The Veteran was found to have multiple service-connected disabilities including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss and bronchitis, right and left knee conditions, tinnitus, and radiculopathy. However, the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments.