PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Disorder, is related to military sexual trauma during active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective July 18, 2013. The rating for TDIU from July 18, 2013, to August 13, 2014, remains granted.

Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,PTSD was dismissed as a full grant of the benefits sought by the Veteran rendered the appeal moot.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorder and TBI is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthma and COPD), and Parkinson's disease. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and an anxiety disorder. The Board finds that a new VA examination is necessary to address these issues.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and stimulant use disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective May 14, 2015. The appeal for a higher initial rating was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches/migraines, dizziness, and individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate medical opinions in the April 2020 rating decision. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, the highest available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder was reduced from 50 to 10 percent, effective June 29, 2020. The Board found that the reduction was improper and restored the original 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied as he does not meet the eligibility criteria due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective October 9, 2020. Ratings for his right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has aggravated his current OSA, and the Board grants service connection for OSA. However, the Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied service connection for a left knee disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus type II was granted with an effective date of February 15, 2017. The initial rating assigned is 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied.,The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating for PTSD and TDIU.

The Veteran's petition to reverse the reductions in ratings for PTSD and TBI was granted. The reduction in rating for PTSD from 70% to 0% is already granted, thus the claim is dismissed as moot. The reduction in rating for TBI from 40% to 10% effective December 18, 2019 is improper and void ab initio.

Service connection for migraine headaches is granted. From April 17, 2019, through October 3, 2019, a 70 percent rating for PTSD with GAD and MDD is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 70% to 50%, as his condition had improved and he no longer met the criteria for a higher evaluation.