PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent from January 7, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating and an earlier effective date was denied.,The Veteran's symptoms prior to January 7, 2020, most closely approximated a 50 percent rating, while from January 7, 2020, they most closely approximated a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal regarding TDIU due to PTSD for SMC purposes is remanded as the AOJ improperly rejected a Supplemental Claim and failed to satisfy its regulatory and statutory duties.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as it was caused and aggravated by his service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for migraine headache, left wrist, right wrist, and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's back disability claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury.,The compensable rating claim for acne remains denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a 10% or higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and MDD, contributed to his suicide, granting service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Board finds that a new VA examination and opinion are necessary to address the conflicting findings between the June 2019 private medical report and the March 2020 VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder has been granted service connection. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea are being remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective June 1, 2011. He also received a TDIU and SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings are denied. The Board found that the criteria for an earlier effective date were not met in several cases, including TDIU, DEA benefits, service connection for coronary artery disease, SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s), and sleep apnea.,The Veteran's PTSD with secondary alcohol abuse in remission and bipolar disorder is rated at the maximum available rating of 70%.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD because there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and the Veteran's VA treatment records do not show any indication of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD, depression, and anxiety were not proximately caused or aggravated by VA's carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's effective date for a 100% disability rating for PTSD is granted to January 1, 2020.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of PTSD because it was filed concurrently with a previously adjudicated case.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating prior to March 13, 2020. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, hypertension, shoulder conditions, and migraines, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 4, 2020 to November 18, 2021.

The Board has expanded the issue to include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient competent medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are related to an in-service stressor, his OSA is proximately due to his service-connected knee disability, but he does not have BHL for VA purposes.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for CAD and granted restoration of a 60 percent rating for CAD, effective from January 12, 2021. The claims for higher ratings for PTSD, dry mouth with tooth loss, and TDIU prior to November 9, 2020 are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board denied an increased rating as his symptoms did not cause total occupational and social impairment required for a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, precluded him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 8, 2022. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from January 8, 2022 onward.