PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms and overall impairment have been rated at 70 percent since June 18, 2012. The dental condition claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD is dismissed as his claim was not appealed within one year and he did not continuously pursue the issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his active-duty service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines, PTSD, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, inguinal hernia, and hernia scar have rendered him unemployable due to their combined effect. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 29, 2019, for a 100 percent rating for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the increase in PTSD symptoms occurred on or near the date of his claim and it is not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's PTSD increased within one year prior to March 29, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, but the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and a neck disability. The remaining issues of service connection for right ankle, left ankle, left knee, right knee, rib, left leg varicose veins, and right leg varicose veins are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are service-connected.,Diverticulitis is also service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, TMJ disability, and a painful scar from heart surgery are all granted with specific effective dates.

The Veteran's application to reopen claims for PTSD, OSA, and Lumbar Spine Disorder was granted. The claims for OSA and Lumbar Spine Disorder were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due solely to service-connected PTSD, finding that his other disabilities (like OSA and GERD) prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and GAD has been reopened due to new evidence, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder with PTSD and GERD.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, anxiety, and depression were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for a penile condition was remanded due to the lack of evidence regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation effective March 4, 2010.

The Veteran's disability rating for PTSD with chronic adjustment disorder was reduced from 70% to 30%, but the Board found this reduction improper and restored the original 70% rating.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and low back pain were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for nerve damage of the right lower extremity was reopened.,Right ear hearing loss is not service-connected.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU and an increased rating for PTSD, effective April 5, 2019. The decision also noted that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in a combined rating of 100 percent throughout the review period. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot because there is no indication that any single disability alone warrants a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder.