PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there are no symptoms listed under the 70% or 100% criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are collectively so severe as to preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's reduction in disability evaluation for PTSD with TBI from 50% to 30% was improper and is void ab initio. The rating of 50% for PTSD with TBI has been restored, but the Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Depressive Disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran experienced in-service stressors related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and that his current symptoms are causally related to these events.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of his TBI claim.

The Board has granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for OSA and has also granted entitlement to service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediary step. The evidence supports that the Veteran's PTSD, orthopedic conditions, and obesity have caused his OSA.

The Veteran's migraines are not service-connected, as they are not causally related to his active-duty service or due to his service-connected PTSD.,His radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent. The right lower extremity was initially rated at 40 percent prior to January 11, 2021, and then upgraded to 80 percent thereafter.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective from April 29, 2017, as this was the last day she worked and within one year prior to her January 2018 application for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in determining his qualifying service periods and a lack of VA examination regarding his lower back symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 50 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 100 percent since March 17, 2020. The appeal for an increased rating is dismissed as moot because all benefits sought have been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 27, 2020 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for PTSD and hemorrhoids due to the lack of relevant treatment records. The Veteran is required to provide any outstanding VA or private medical records, particularly from psychiatrist A.N. and Dr. N.T., which are crucial for assessing his conditions.

An earlier effective date of November 29, 2018, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD is granted.,An earlier effective date of November 29, 2018, for SMC benefits based on housebound status is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is granted. The appeal based on CUE is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to military physical and sexual trauma in service, and the Board has granted her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for an unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, but denied service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's in-service events during service in Afghanistan are found to be related to the current unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder.