PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim is being returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and other conditions. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported stressor of witnessing dead bodies during active duty in Japan.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD (previously rated as major depressive disorder) is dismissed because the issue was already decided in the legacy system and does not fall under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD has been dismissed because the Veteran, through his attorney, requested withdrawal of the claim prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD was denied, and the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating. The appeal for TDIU is remanded due to unclear employment status.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, MDD, adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, and anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may affect the outcome.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety was found to have occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent evaluation. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted based on his symptoms. The evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's disability rating for PTSD with dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder was reduced from 50 percent to 30 percent effective January 1, 2020. The Board found that the evidence did not show a material improvement in the Veteran's PTSD under ordinary conditions of life and work, thus restoring the original 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD evaluation was reduced from 100% to 50%, but the Board found this reduction improper and reinstated the original 100% rating effective July 1, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, based on in-service stressors related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on his cervical spine disability and PTSD, as well as a TDIU prior to August 15, 2019, were dismissed because the AMA docketing was improper. The exact issues have already been adjudicated by the Board under the legacy system.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with a 30 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is granted service connection. The claim for hysterectomy secondary to fibroids and left ovarian cyst is remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder, finding that the Veteran's claim was not timely filed and no new evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression was granted in full. The Board dismissed the issue as moot due to the grant of benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions, as well as his psychiatric disability (including anxiety, depression, and PTSD), and neck condition. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these issues.,Service connection was not granted because there is no evidence of a current disability in the Veteran's shoulders or mental health conditions that can be linked to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of anxiety and depression disorders are dismissed as moot due to the overlap with his already service-connected PTSD.,For the entire appeal period, a 70 percent disability rating has been granted for PTSD, but no higher.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but does not result in total occupational and social impairment. The Board finds a rating higher than 70 percent is not warranted.