PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding that his current diagnoses are related to in-service personal assault.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, skin condition, low back disability, and left hip disability due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations. The case will be returned for further development.

Service connection for PTSD and a back disability is granted, while service connection for right wrist strain, impetigo, and headaches is denied.,An initial 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected mental disorder (PTSD) is granted from September 30, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD service connection was reopened and granted with an effective date of June 11, 2017. However, the initial disability rating for PTSD prior to January 31, 2018, remains at 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because the effective date of the TDIU grant coincides with the date the Veteran met the schedular criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, thoracolumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since December 22, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an increased rating to 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to January 11, 2015 was denied.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is remanded due to the need for further development and notification. The appeal also includes service connection for PTSD with alcohol and polysubstance use disorder, which was previously granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, polysubstance dependence, unspecified personality disorder, and PTSD. The Board also found that his HIV is secondary to his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an updated medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to decide whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his deviated septum with residuals of a broken nose and PTSD, caused him to be unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment during the period from February 28, 2006 to February 21, 2008.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with mild alcohol use disorder prior to February 10, 2017.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% disability rating effective June 29, 2016. The Board found that the increase in severity of symptoms occurred within one year prior to his claim for an earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD due to incomplete development of records and need for further medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing treatment records and addressing a claim of clear and unmistakable error in a 1993 rating decision.

The Veteran's headaches and anxiety condition with insomnia are granted service connection. The PTSD claim is denied, while the TBI and seizure disorder claims are remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with current conditions of headaches, anxiety with insomnia, and a seizure disorder. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The appeal regarding TDIU and DEA was dismissed as it pertained to an adjacent appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder has rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his PTSD from March 26, 2013.