PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has found service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of initial ratings for migraine headaches, PTSD with residuals, TBI, and nerve damage to the RO for further development. The Veteran's claims are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for colon cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination is noted, and additional development is required as per the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding his diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, PTSD, and TBI are all granted as service-connected.,Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance at the (t) rate is also granted.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to verify the appellant's reported stressors related to his PTSD and to obtain his complete service treatment records. The claims for right knee, left knee, right foot, and left foot disabilities are also remanded as VA examinations are required.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to March 15, 2019, for PTSD with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period from June 17, 2015, was granted due to service-connected PTSD. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to her PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is granted service connection. The right knee disability claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for PTSD and a TDIU rating were denied as the Veteran failed to report for necessary VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding of current left ear hearing loss or a causal relationship between right ear hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.

Service connection for PTSD, hypertension (via PACT Act), and diabetes mellitus, Type II, has been granted.,The Veteran's service-connected conditions include PTSD, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of overlapping symptoms between his TBI, depression, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD, including their service connection and increased ratings. The effective dates for these decisions are not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran is diagnosed with PTSD, major depressive disorder, and insomnia, but a VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The claim for service connection for PTSD is dismissed as moot, and the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the case is being remanded to further develop evidence related to his claimed stressors. The TDIU issue is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the PTSD claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 7, 2019.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an adequate VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned to the RO after further examination and review of evidence.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for a right eye disability, and the Board dismissed it. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 50% prior to December 12, 2016 and at 70% from that date. A TDIU claim has been raised.