PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD with sleep disorder and memory loss. The evidence did not support a finding of any current psychiatric disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of his claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to a lack of treatment records from Willow Pain and Wellness, which may affect the Veteran's functional impairment assessment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is granted as service connected due to in-service stressors.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. However, these claims are still pending as a remand is required to obtain additional evidence and provide a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an updated opinion regarding the relationship between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service-connected.,New and material evidence sufficient to reopen a claim for migraines has not been provided, thus the claim remains denied.,Service connection for sleep disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence of an in-service onset or relationship to service.,PTSD claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD and an upper respiratory disability, to include sinusitis, has been withdrawn. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD has been denied. The issues of increased ratings for PTSD and cervical spine degenerative arthritis, as well as the TDIU claim, have been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50% evaluation prior to May 4, 2023. A higher rating for PTSD since May 4, 2023, and a compensable evaluation for right ankle scars are denied. The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a 20% evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 28, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to scheduling issues and need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD related to his in-service stressors and grants this claim. Other claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's symptoms were related to a non-service incident involving police arrest.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding service connection for sleep apnea, a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 22, 2020, for PTSD, and a TDIU prior to May 22, 2014.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for gout and onychocryptosis of the left great toe are reopened, but service connection remains denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and PTSD) is denied because the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric condition.,Service connection for sleep disturbances (including sleep apnea) is denied due to attribution of symptoms to obstructive sleep apnea, which was not incurred in or caused by service.,Service connection for painful joints, other than gout and a neck disability, is denied as the Veteran has not identified specific joints for which he seeks service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the disability warranted no more than a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive disorder and insomnia has been rated at 70 percent since January 29, 2017. The Board denied a higher rating for the condition prior to July 21, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for hepatitis B and C have been denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking the conditions to his service.,For the acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, a new VA examination is needed due to inadequate previous evaluation.