PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for higher-level aid and attendance benefits is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the need for daily specialized medical assistance. The Board requests an addendum opinion from a VA physician to determine if such services are necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and somatic symptom disorder due to a lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for OSA is granted, while his claims for chronic fatigue and PTSD are denied. The Veteran's lumbar disability and skin disability claims are remanded.

Your appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for PTSD, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder was increased from a noncompensable rating to a 50 percent rating effective September 15, 2022. The appellant is entitled to attorney fees of 20% of the past-due benefits awarded in the January 2023 rating decision.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to consider whether the grant of service connection for PTSD was based on newly received service department records, and to determine if an earlier effective date is warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that his symptoms most nearly approximate those of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's appeal is granted for an earlier effective date of April 27, 2020 for the award of a 70 percent evaluation rating for service-connected PTSD. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms and overall impairment more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment, leading to a grant of an increased disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic migraines. The VA will obtain an addendum opinion addressing these matters.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations conducted during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, but a VA medical examination is still required to determine if there is a causal relationship between the in-service stressor and the current PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder is productive of occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's petition to readjudicate his claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lumbosacral strain is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The claims are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need for regular aid and attendance of another person, and the Board has granted SMC based on this need prior to June 11, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed. The Board finds that the criteria to dismiss the claim have been met. The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder and Anxious Distress resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total. The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to duty-to-assist errors, and will consider whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, clearly and unmistakably preexisted his entrance into military service or is otherwise etiologically related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for Depression. The Veteran's PTSD is related to his active service, while the depression symptoms are considered part of his PTSD.