PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a 100% rating for PTSD is granted, with an effective date of September 10, 2018.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted service connection, and the need for aid and attendance is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requests that additional records from Social Security Administration be obtained.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, and drug and alcohol disorder are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The claim for a temporary 100 percent evaluation under § 4.29 is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for depression, and individual unemployability have all been denied. The Board found that the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent, and his depression is not related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating, effective April 1, 2018. The appeal for an increased rating remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% rating for PTSD with MDD, as well as his entitlement to DEA benefits and TDIU, is granted effective December 14, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Board has found that the Veteran's GERD and hepatitis are secondary to her PTSD with alcohol abuse, but additional VA opinions are needed to address this theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, but not higher. The symptoms do not meet the criteria for a total occupational and social impairment.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 31, 1993, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The decision found that there was no indication from the record that the Veteran intended to file a service connection claim for PTSD before August 9, 1993.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder), and sleep apnea due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent disabling for the entire period on appeal, but not in excess of that rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent prior to March 7, 2018 for PTSD with major depressive disorder was denied. The effective date for the TDIU and DEA benefits were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for headaches, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol abuse and TBI.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion and further review is needed.

Your claim for PTSD has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed because the benefit sought (service connection) has already been fully awarded.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. Service connection for a bilateral upper extremity nerve disability is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The VA must provide a new medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation.