PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to December 7, 2020 is denied. The earliest effective date the Board can consider is December 7, 2019.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue regarding service connection for schizoaffective disorder, depressive type (historically claimed as major depressive disorder, PTSD personal trauma, schizoaffective disorder). As a result, this issue is dismissed.

The Veteran seeks an effective date earlier than July 29, 2021 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Board finds that she did not file a formal claim within one year of her separation from service in February 2018.,The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus and is now seeking an effective date earlier than July 29, 2021.

The Veteran's PTSD to include major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as the evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment.

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 Veteran's service connection claims for Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have been granted due to the evidence showing these conditions were incurred during active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD with borderline personality disorder and mild alcohol use disorder is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, but no higher.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder has been withdrawn by the appellant prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address the issues of service connection for tinnitus, headaches, residuals of prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, and erectile dysfunction. The current rating decision on PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious distress remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's mental state at the time of his misconduct.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and higher evaluation for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the February 2013 rating decision, which initially denied service connection for PTSD, did not contain CUE. The claim for a higher evaluation was also denied as the symptoms described by the Veteran do not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the lack of an examination and missing in-service mental health records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is now recharacterized as encompassing all current psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder disability has manifested in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The claim for TDIU is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the increase in evaluation for PTSD, and as a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was denied, and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent disabling since May 2012, and he is already in receipt of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s). Therefore, the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD is denied as moot.

The Veteran requested an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD rated at 100 percent disabling. The Board found that readjudication was necessary due to receipt of service records in 2015 and 2016, which could affect the determination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service stressor, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.