PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% disability rating effective April 10, 1999. The initial 50% rating for lumbosacral strain remains unchanged. Service connection for endometriosis with partial resection of the cervix and fibrocystic breast disease is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disability. The TDIU claim is granted as of October 28, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to June 7, 2021 is remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his employment history during that period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported in-service stressor, a collision between his ship and another submarine, is credible. The evidence is at least in balance as to whether this event occurred and led to PTSD. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD, back condition, and RLE radiculopathy. The Veteran's claims for headaches, right knee condition, left knee condition, and TDIU are also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing military personnel records and incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's service in the Air Force National Guard is now considered active service based on a grant of tinnitus. A VA examination is needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD, including whether it was caused by an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected right shoulder disability, GERD, and other physical disabilities. The TDIU claim is remanded pending the rating of her acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that new VA examinations are necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and right knee disabilities, as well as to determine the nature and etiology of his back and neck disabilities. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD and right knee disability remain pending.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 7, 1971 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The TDIU claim is remanded to readjudicate it with a corresponding rating assigned.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressors occurred during active service.

The Veteran's appeal of the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD has been withdrawn. The issues of service connection for a chronic sinus condition and allergies (claimed as chronic allergy) are remanded, while the issue of an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected thoracolumbar spine disc protrusion is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, sleep apnea, headaches, and dizziness.,VA must provide further development to address these issues, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and ulcers have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The Board has remanded these cases for further development and examination.

The Veteran's appeal of the increased rating for PTSD is dismissed. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal to establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed because the claim has been granted and there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to September 15, 2020, and from March 10, 2023. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any period of time.,For the period on appeal from March 10, 2023, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no persuasive evidence that the condition began during service or is related to a service-connected injury.,The Veteran's claims for headaches and vision loss were also denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and bilateral pes planus do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection claims related to a sleep disorder, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's reopened claim for service connection of PTSD has not met the threshold for reopening due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder due to insufficient evidence showing that his current condition is related to his active military service.,The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorder, PTSD, OSA, sinusitis, and rhinitis. These issues are pending further examination and/or medical opinion.