PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment, which meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiology related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to his service, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected disability due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury are granted. The PTSD is found to be due to service, while the TBI residuals warrant an initial rating of 40 percent.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because she already has a 100% evaluation for PTSD with an unspecified depressive disorder and excoriation, which renders her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for neck and back disabilities and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service rollover accident.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted with an effective date of March 22, 2020. The appeal for earlier effective dates is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent from September 3, 2011, to September 4, 2019. The appeal for a greater rating is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, should be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The issues include verifying in-service stressor events and obtaining missing STRs and SPRs.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for PTSD and schizophrenia due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 70 percent rating, effective May 28, 2014. The initial 20 percent rating for TMJ remains unchanged.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The appeal for a TDIU from February 16, 2012 to July 11, 2017 was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of specific error of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination in August 2020, and a new examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's ED and service-connected disabilities have been found to be of sufficient severity to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU grant. The compensable rating for ED was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, front head scar, and an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) are not granted. The case is being remanded to provide the Veteran with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher disability rating for PTSD and TDIU have been dismissed as the issues are considered to be duplicative under two separate appeal streams.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for PTSD and a higher rating for tinnitus due to the appellant's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms did not more closely approximate a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.