PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating in excess of 70 percent is not warranted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The reduction from a 100% to a 70% disability rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder was proper due to improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, PTSD, right foot peripheral neuropathy, a right foot great toe fracture, and right knee disability have been denied. The claim for hypertension is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied as moot due to the grant of a 100% disability rating for PTSD effective May 1, 2006.

The Veteran's COPD is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The motion for revision of the September 23, 2008, Rating Decision denying service connection for PTSD is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA will conduct a new examination and provide a comprehensive opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective prior to October 6, 2022, is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not caused the level of impairment required for a disability rating of 70 percent or higher, and his initial ratings are denied. The case is remanded to consider service connection for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for sleep apnea has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for SMC for the loss of use of the creative organ has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, back disorder, multiple radiculopathy, tinnitus, and left shoulder disability, render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his mental and physical incapacity. The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's PTSD rating has been restored to 70 percent effective July 15, 2020. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to September 25, 2023, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder has been dismissed due to a withdrawal request by her authorized representative.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted with an effective date of April 27, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD.

The appeal to reduce the disability evaluation for PTSD and MDD from 70% to 50% is dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's PTSD. The Veteran is diagnosed with PTSD and must be evaluated for its relationship to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The TDIU claim is being remanded due to procedural error.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a dental/oral disorder, finding no medical evidence to support the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD, TBI, tension headaches, a lumbar spine compression fracture, a right elbow fracture, scars of the right forearm, neuropathy of the right upper extremity, a right wrist fracture, and tinnitus previously found to be service connected for treatment purposes only is dismissed. Service connection for a right knee disability is granted.