PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for a TDIU due to a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which may be secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD with panic attacks, intermittent explosive disorder, and alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent prior to June 18, 2023. The left flank scar tissue is rated at 10 percent from February 26, 2020 to March 11, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to June 29, 2020 did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent due to his symptoms being consistent with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating from March 7, 2019, to August 11, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease, coronary heart disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy status post myocardial infarction is granted with a 60% rating prior to May 14, 2020.,From May 14, 2020 onwards, the Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease, coronary heart disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy status post myocardial infarction is denied.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and an effective date earlier than January 30, 2019, for the award of service connection for PTSD has been dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 70% effective March 9, 2020.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from September 22, 2006. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and PTSD) is rated at 30 percent from March 26, 2007. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and regulatory requirements under the PACT Act. The Veteran's mental health, lumbar spine, and sleep apnea conditions are being reviewed.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted a rating of 20 percent, PTSD, MDD, and GAD are granted service connection, and sleep apnea is also granted. The right leg (knee), neck, and right ankle disorders remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and incorrect causation standards. The Veteran's sleep apnea is being reviewed for service connection, with consideration of burn pit exposure.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with PTSD is rated at 30 percent, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.,Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate is granted effective December 5, 2019.

The appeal for service connection of mental health conditions including PTSD, depression, and anxiety is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use is granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher. The issue of TDIU has been raised and needs to be addressed as part of the increased rating claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date earlier than March 19, 2015 for the award of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that no evidence or argument was presented to support a claim prior to March 19, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of a reported in-service stressor. The Veteran served with HHC 1st Bn (Abn) 505th Inf from March 1971 to December 1971, and the Board will attempt to verify if he witnessed a fellow service member fall without deploying his reserve chute between May 1, 1971, and September 30, 1971.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities in April 2004, November 2009, and June 2012. The decision is considered final as no new evidence was submitted within one year of notification.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in April 2018 and granted with an effective date of February 3, 2020. The Board found that the earliest he could have had service connection is from when he filed his supplemental claim on February 3, 2020.