PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a lack of recent treatment records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, are being reviewed again for proper service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from October 31, 2017 to January 22, 2020. Prior to that date, the rating for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to new and material evidence. The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, back disorder, neck disorder, right leg disorder, and left leg disorder are all considered.,Service connection has not been established for any of the conditions listed above.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD, as well as the potential impact of his psychotropic medications on his obesity.

The Veteran's DIC benefits claim is remanded due to missing records. The appellant seeks recognition of the Veteran as a former prisoner of war, which would allow for consideration under 38 U.S.C. § 1318. An additional medical opinion on PTSD contributing to death and further evidentiary development are needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis is granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act due to exposure to burn pits in Somalia.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating prior to March 1, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), type II diabetes mellitus (DMII), and syncope due to incomplete VA examinations and failure to provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that his symptoms did not cause total occupational and social impairment as required for a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss disability were denied, while a higher rating of PTSD was granted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with MDD was granted, and an effective date of December 13, 2015 (the day following separation from service) is assigned.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was granted a disability rating of 50 percent prior to September 18, 2021 and a 100 percent rating from that date. The decision also denied other claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD) have been granted service connection. However, the effective dates for these conditions are not earlier than September 1, 2007.,The left ankle condition has been reopened due to new evidence, but its service connection remains pending.

The Board has expanded the service connection claim to include any acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses and in-service documentation of having an anxious affect or mood, along with post-discharge VA treatment records reflecting reports of psychiatric symptoms related to service, suggest a need for a VA examination to determine whether his claimed disability is related to his active service.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD as of December 29, 2017. The evidence shows that the Veteran's PTSD significantly worsened and caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from this date onwards.

Service connection for PTSD is dismissed.,An effective date earlier than March 2, 2018 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied.,There is no basis for an effective date prior to April 19, 2011 for the award of service connection for a right ankle disability.,As new and material evidence has been received, the service connection claim for a right knee condition is reopened. The issue will be remanded for further review.,A rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied.,Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.,An effective date higher than 10 percent for the right ankle disability is also remanded.,The claim for TDIU remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The claims for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Unspecified Depressive Disorder were denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective June 7, 2022. He is granted TDIU and SMC beginning December 26, 2017.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her previously denied claims for thoracolumbar spine strain with sciatica, right wrist condition, PTSD, fibromyalgia, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus have been granted. Service connection is being remanded for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is partially granted with a rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but the issues regarding gastrointestinal condition and left hip disability are remanded.