PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder due to inadequate examination and failure to consider private treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from December 19, 2019 to May 16, 2020. A TDIU rating has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims due to errors in duty to assist, including failure to obtain mental health and clinical records from service and private treatment records. The Veteran's left knee disability is also being examined for etiology.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence that he submitted a formal application or intent to file within one year prior to January 25, 2022.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and a higher rating is not warranted.,Right ear hearing loss has been evaluated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6100 due to the absence of any significant hearing impairment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination, as the previous one was deemed insufficient and conducted online.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 30, 2019 for the increased disability rating of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and depressive disorder have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD and depression were initially rated at 30 percent, but the Board granted a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety; and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of ED and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD is also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete evidence and a need for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and conducting an examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder(s), including PTSD. The Veteran's service treatment records indicate anxiety, but there is no clear evidence that his pre-existing mental health issues were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, which reflects significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the bilateral lower extremities was granted an effective date of January 16, 2018.,An earlier effective date for service connection for right and left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error concerning VA's duty to assist in obtaining a VA mental disorder examination and opinion. Additional development is necessary to determine if the claimant incurred an injury during his ROTC service that could be construed as an injury for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), (24).

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of service connection (February 2, 2023).

The Veteran's TDIU claim was implicitly denied in the January 2010 and July 2011 rating decisions due to the relatedness of his diabetes and PTSD claims, which were part of the same appeal process. The effective date for any future TDIU determination would be fixed based on when an increase in disability is shown to have occurred.