PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, psychosis, and insomnia. The VA medical opinions are inadequate, and further development is needed to address the claimed stressors and provide additional VA addendum opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment in most areas, but not total social impairment. The Board denied the claim for a higher disability rating as his symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for DIC benefits based on service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has identified several issues on appeal and has determined that additional evidence should be considered by the AOJ before making a final decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the period prior to December 4, 2018 and a TDIU due to PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder. The case will be returned for further development.

Effective January 31, 2012, the Veteran was granted a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis. The Board found that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment before September 22, 2016.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has been granted. However, the Board has found that more information is needed and remanded the case for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease related to the left shoulder, PTSD, or TBI.,For PTSD, the Board determined that there was no occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to May 10, 2019.

The Veteran requested to withdraw the claim for service connection for PTSD, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Board has granted an extraschedular TDIU from October 25, 2009. The cases of more than a 10 percent rating for service-connected right knee degenerative arthritis with painful motion and more than a 20 percent rating for service-connected right knee meniscectomy residuals are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as well as bilateral hearing loss are granted. The case is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of TDIU prior to December 16, 2017 is remanded due to the inextricability with their pending increased rating PTSD claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the cause of death and its relation to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and depression, has been reopened. However, the Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his active service or service-connected Hepatitis C.

The Veteran's PTSD with associated insomnia and depressed mood symptoms have been rated at 100 percent effective September 2, 2016.,An earlier effective date of September 2, 2016, has been granted for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board denied his request for a TDIU due to his service-connected conditions and psychiatric symptoms preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% rating effective July 25, 2017. The other conditions have had their ratings adjusted or granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and separate ratings for his lower extremity radiculopathies were denied. The Veteran's PTSD, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy were all rated as 10 percent disabling or higher.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The Board also grants secondary service connection for a heart condition to include hypertension and coronary artery disease as secondary to PTSD.