PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 28, 2015 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The TDIU was awarded due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The DEA eligibility is also granted as of September 28, 2015.

The Veteran's death was ruled accidental, and the service-connected low back disorder did not contribute to his cause of death. The Board found no evidence supporting a connection between PTSD or any other condition with his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information about the claimed stressors. The Veteran is asked to provide details including unit information and duty assignment, as well as specific dates for the events that occurred during his service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been granted.,An effective date of September 9, 2016 has been assigned for the grant of service connection for left hip limitation of flexion and adduction.

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to TDIU and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to August 18, 2023 due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's work history and earnings. The Veteran is advised to provide additional details about his employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to April 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The first communication from the Veteran evidencing intent to file a claim was received on April 25, 2019.

An increased disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD is granted from May 18, 2021 to October 27, 2022.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU prior to July 7, 2017. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility of unemployability due to service-connected disability and that TDIU benefits are not warranted because the Veteran is not unemployable due to a service-connected disability alone.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD is denied. The Board finds that the current 70 percent evaluation adequately reflects the severity and impact of the Veteran's PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied for various conditions, with some issues being remanded.,No new or material evidence was presented to reopen previously denied claims.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent, the highest rating possible, due to total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, which was previously denied. The Veteran's symptoms now meet the criteria for this higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic kidney disease and multiple neuropathies, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 27, 2023.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorders, is currently rated at 70 percent. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his TDIU rating and lack of qualifying disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus and lumbosacral strain are granted service connection, while his PTSD with cannabis abuse remains at a 70% rating. The decision also grants the Veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to procedural issues and lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, the highest possible rating, for the entire appeal period.