PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's GERD, specifically whether it is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and tension headaches, and if obesity is an intermediate step in its development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder, as well as service connection for a lumbar spine disability due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol abuse is currently rated as 70 percent disabling, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted due to his symptoms not meeting the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a back disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70% disability rating from August 16, 2013 to April 30, 2016. The appeal is granted for this period.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and onychomycosis on the left foot and tinea pedis on the right foot are granted. The appeals for service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and entitlement to a rating are REMANDED.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as well as sleep apnea that is secondary to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the VA to obtain relevant medical records and associate them with the claims file, including private treatment records from Brandywine ICU.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the VA to obtain relevant medical records and associate them with the claims file, including private treatment records from Brandywine ICU.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied, with the effective date of the award being December 15, 2021.,Prior to December 15, 2021, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, PVD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unemployable since April 26, 2019. The Board has granted an effective date of April 26, 2019, for the award of a TDIU.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to September 15, 2007, for service connection of PTSD because the September 11, 2020, rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the September 8, 2020, Board decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and MDD, as well as for DEA prior to June 25, 2020, are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claim for a temporary total evaluation is also being remanded.