PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran was granted Total Disability based on Unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to June 5, 2018 due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not affect his ability to dress, feed himself, or attend to the wants of nature. The Board finds that he does not require the aid and attendance of another person.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder with secondary polysubstance use disorder. The weight of evidence supports a finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to events in service.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and medical opinions are needed to properly assess the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, back strain, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left foot pain, and sleep apnea. The issues of increased ratings for these conditions have been remanded.

The Veteran's left knee DJD with patellofemoral tendonitis is rated at 40 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating has been denied.,PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and depression. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete evidence. The issues include prolapsed colon, epidural site pain, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and somatization disorder), right leg radiculopathy, left leg radiculopathy, and bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has found that this rating adequately reflects his symptoms. The issues of bilateral hearing loss and service connection for undiagnosed illnesses or MUCMI are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.,Both right and left ankle strain with tenosynovitis are rated at 20 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and left hip condition have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence.,A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 7, 2021, and 20 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with panic disorder, is rated at 100% effective June 26, 2023.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the medical opinions are inadequate and requiring further development to address obesity as an intermediate step between PTSD and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for additional opinions regarding her psychiatric disorder and low back condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is causally linked to her reported in-service stressor of MST.

The Veteran is granted TDIU for the appeal period prior to July 12, 2021 and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) for the appeal period beginning October 25, 2011.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected low back disability from September 25, 2020. The right ankle disability was rated at 10 percent throughout the appeal period and PTSD led to a grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection was denied, and the initial rating of 70% for PTSD remains unchanged. The case is remanded due to issues with his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a personality disorder, is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection in an October 2023 rating decision. The claims for heart disability, UTI, lymph node disease, granulomatous disease, eye disability, and lumbar spine disability are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a TDIU, but dismissed the claim for an increased rating for prostatectomy. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be not compensable.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.