PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and depressive disorder. The condition is found to be directly related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further development of records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, ADHD, depression, and/or anxiety, is now pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and right knee disability have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since August 13, 2010. The Board grants the TDIU benefit for this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for PTSD, hypertension secondary to PTSD, bilateral knee conditions, low back condition, bilateral thumb condition, cervicothoracic spine condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, headaches (claimed as cephalgia), and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for updated information regarding employment status. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, are rated at 70 percent from December 11, 2017, to November 29, 2021. A 100 percent rating is granted effective November 29, 2021.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial 50 percent rating, effective June 2, 2010. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service-connected. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, alcohol and stimulant use disorder, right ear hearing loss, and respiratory disability has been granted. The decision also includes a remand for further review of other issues.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to the Veteran's in-service assault and/or MST. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 11, 2006 for the establishment of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The decision is based on newly received STRs that were not available at the time of the original June 2007 rating decision.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the evidence did not show he is unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD, and he failed to complete the necessary forms for VA.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from February 8, 2013 to February 14, 2023. Since February 15, 2023, the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent has been denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is not service-connected and requires further examination to determine if it is related to service.

The Veteran's asthma and acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, are remanded for further development as VA has not yet fulfilled its duty to assist in developing the claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the appellant's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case will be reviewed again with a new opinion from a clinician.

The Board has denied service connection for a testicular condition and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, depression (claimed as PTSD), fungus condition, athlete's foot, and sinus condition. The initial rating claim for left knee condition is also remanded.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus remains pending with the need to obtain medical records and provide an opinion on its etiology.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD claim should be remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records from the Boston Vet Center.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 5, 2012 due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.