PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The Board finds that the current evidence does not establish a direct link between the Veteran's military service and his diagnosed sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD that meets DSM-5 criteria, and the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased PTSD and TDIU ratings due to incomplete records from the Charleston Vet Center. The Veteran's treatment history needs to be fully documented.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues. The appeals are not about service connection, but rather the severity of his existing conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, due to incomplete examination reports. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), tremors in the upper extremities, right hand and fifth digit arthritis, right knee disability, left knee disability, and fainting spells with shortness of breath. The effective date for service connection remains February 2, 2018.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder with PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating. The left ankle disability and lumbosacral spine disability are both rated below their maximum schedular ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100% disability rating from April 6, 2016. The appeal for higher ratings prior to that date and for bilateral hearing loss remains with the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from September 8, 2020. The Board has denied increased ratings for PTSD prior to that date and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. Service connection was granted for BHL, Back Disability, and OSA. GERD service connection remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, adjustment disorder, and/or paranoid schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination results.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 18, 2018 for the grant of service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision is based on a supplemental claim filed within one year of the intent to file.

The Board dismissed the appeals for diabetes mellitus, type II, emphysema, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, lumbar stenosis and disc herniation with radiculopathy, and PTSD as untimely filed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and persistent depressive disorder due to a failure to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressor during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for PTSD and service connection for periodontal disease due to lack of a diagnosis of PTSD and because periodontal disease is not considered disabling for compensation purposes, respectively.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 18, 2021, for a 70% rating for PTSD. The evidence did not show that the Veteran met the criteria for a 70% rating prior to October 11, 2022.

The appellant's service-connected PTSD required hospital treatment in excess of 21 days at a VA hospital, meeting the criteria for a temporary total evaluation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is rated at a 70 percent disability level, effective from the date of the September 2020 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and procedural errors. The claims will be reviewed again, with a focus on verifying the in-service stressor and providing a VA examination to determine the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder, severe, is evaluated at a 70 percent rating. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 100 percent evaluation due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.