PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

Service connection for PTSD and OSA has been denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence corroborating the Veteran's reported stressors.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and OSA have not been linked to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), RLE peripheral neuropathy, LLE peripheral neuropathy, RUE peripheral neuropathy, and LUE peripheral neuropathy due to new and relevant evidence received since the July 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU have been dismissed as the AOJ had already received an HLR request before the VA Form 10182 appeal was filed.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to January 20, 2017, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to July 8, 2014 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with panic attacks due to MST was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The claim for an earlier effective date for individual unemployability was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder with psychosis, finding that there was no persuasive evidence linking his current symptoms to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Schizophrenia. The decision is based on the Veteran's confirmed in-service stressor related to ship gun ammunition loading exercises during training at Guantanamo Bay.

The Board has granted the reopening of the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD. The other issues remain denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance is granted. The effective dates are set at December 18, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and a right wrist disorder, finding no current diagnoses or causal links to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, and paranoid schizophrenia due to lack of evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and concerns about the adequacy of previous opinions. The issues include hypertension, back disability, acquired psychiatric disabilities, bilateral pes planus, right great toe disability, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD was denied. The Board also granted TDIU based on PTSD alone and SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment, as he is capable of performing sedentary work.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for hepatitis (including Hepatitis C) and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD). The left ankle disability and residuals of STD are remanded for further development.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss due to noise exposure during service. Service connection is denied for hepatitis (including Hepatitis C) as there is no evidence of current active disease or residual from prior infection. Service connection is also denied for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD).

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, depression and anxiety. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion obtained for the Veteran's PTSD did not substantially comply with the directives set forth in the July 2023 remand. Therefore, further remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion or examination from an appropriate examiner.