PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 50 percent disabling, which grants a higher rating than the previous 30 percent. The Veteran also received TDIU benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's PTSD claim, specifically failing to obtain a VA examination. The Veteran is diagnosed with multiple psychiatric conditions and his wife died while he was in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for further examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed with a focus on verifying his in-service stressor event.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his service in Saudi Arabia, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but no higher, with symptoms of occupational and social impairment resulting in reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST) with major depressive disorder was granted, and the effective date is set at April 16, 2004, which is the day following her separation from service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for a VA examination and SSA records review. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder may be related to military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claim for a VA examination to address the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in not attempting to corroborate an alleged in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse in partial remission is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, which includes a VA mental health treatment record from December 2020. The Board found that this record supports the diagnosis of PTSD and links it to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and conversion disorder, is being remanded due to incomplete medical history and the need to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Veteran's TDIU claim after June 5, 2017 is denied because his right shoulder disability does not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has granted service connection for other trauma and stressor related disorder with a rating of 50% effective May 2, 2023. The Veteran's claim was pending since July 3, 2020, when he submitted an initial VA Form 21-526EZ indicating his desire to file a claim for PTSD.

The Board has granted the reinstatement of a 30 percent rating for service connection for vertigo, effective April 3, 2021. The Veteran's vertigo is not considered to be part of his PTSD and was improperly combined with it in an earlier decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, voiding dysfunction, a penile implant, and a psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The Court has ordered remand due to an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a pre-adjudication hearing with the RO.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in failing to obtain an adequate examination and for further clarification on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, had its onset during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination in this context.