PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed again with a focus on potential MST and other related conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss disability due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has granted a 70% rating for the Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, effective December 1, 2017. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, adjustment and depressive disorders, is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his condition. The examiner must consider the Veteran's in-service stressor and post-service symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in social impairment, and he is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.,A rating of 70 percent for PTSD from January 17, 2018, to September 21, 2018, was granted. A higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the left shoulder axonal nerve injury is rated at 40 percent effective January 26, 2018. The appeal for increased ratings remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available. The evidence does not support a higher rating as there was no total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and hypertension prior to March 6, 2012 are denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 6, 2012, for service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and radiculopathy of the left upper extremity. The claims are being returned for further development to obtain necessary medical records and ensure proper consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia. Further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for head injury, head scar, low back disability, and acquired psychiatric disability due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial in June 2013. The claims are being reopened but not decided on their merits.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, and bilateral foot disorder are reopened. Service connection is granted for PTSD but denied for a heart disorder. The issues regarding the relationship between service-connected knee disability and the Veteran's lumbar spine, bilateral hip, bilateral ankle, and bilateral foot disorders are remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims due to withdrawals by the Veteran's attorney. The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to December 19, 2016, was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, to include depression and anxiety, has been granted. The remaining claims related to his knees have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and additional development being required. The issues include various conditions such as knee pain, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, a sleep disorder, and neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to deficiencies in the previous medical opinions, particularly regarding whether any current psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a headache disability is dismissed. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim, removing the bar to VA benefits due to a change in the character of his discharge from Under Other Than Honorable Conditions to General (Under Honorable Conditions).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the earliest date of reinstatement was January 31, 2012, which is not applicable to his August 29, 2018 claim.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The Board grants a rating of 70 percent for the acquired psychiatric disorder and grants a rating of 50 percent for headaches.