PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The appeal seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, stemming from the January 2021 VA Form 10182 is dismissed as there remains no further case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by the VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and various depressive disorders. The VA examiner is to review the medical records, consider the Veteran's contentions about in-service trauma, and provide a new opinion on whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has restored the Veteran's PTSD disability rating from 70 percent to 50 percent effective November 14, 2020.

The Board has found that the Veteran's receipt of Hostile Fire Pay during active service warrants reconsideration of the August 2002 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD. The AOJ is directed to reconsider this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD and alcohol use disorder are rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating. The effective dates for TDIU and DEA eligibility were granted as of August 27, 2019.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD from July 1, 2021 to the present is denied as his symptoms do not warrant a higher than 70 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and his TDIU claim, finding that there was no evidence linking his sleep apnea to his service-connected PTSD or any other service-connected condition.

Your service connection for PTSD with unspecified bipolar disorder and associated insomnia has been granted in full, making the appeal moot.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, right ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD, GAD, and PTSD. The back and right knee disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vestibular disorder, a disability manifested by passing out, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, low back disability, psychiatric disorders, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's OSA and PTSD. The OSA is being reviewed in relation to service-connected PTSD, while the PTSD rating remains under review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from April 30, 2014, to October 16, 2014. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding his mental health diagnoses. The appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded due to the need for AOJ review of additional VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's claims are back before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder alone rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from November 25, 2015. Effective March 7, 2016, the Veteran was awarded SMC at the housebound rate due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired mental health disability was rated at 30 percent prior to January 26, 2016. The rating has been increased to 50 percent effective January 26, 2016 and to 70 percent effective April 28, 2017.,The Veteran's disability is not rated higher than 70 percent after April 28, 2017.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his death. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, asthma, and PTSD with traumatic brain injury are all being dismissed as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise regarding the right and left knee disabilities, but remanded for additional development. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.