PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of PTSD, lumbar spine arthritis, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot disorder due to incomplete development as a result of the inability to verify the Veteran's current address. The Veteran was provided updated contact information but did not attend the VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing all issues on appeal due to this withdrawal.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective July 2, 2013. The decision is based on the date he last worked full-time (July 2, 2013), as his PTSD rendered him unable to work.

The Board has remanded the case for obtaining a Social Security earnings report to determine the Veteran's income from October 2015 to the present. The TDIU claim remains denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, PTSD, and sleep apnea. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 2, 2016. From April 2, 2016 to June 27, 2016, the Veteran was in receipt of a total disability rating (TDIU) and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC). The appeal for TDIU is now moot as he is already receiving SMC.

The Veteran's appeals for back, headache, sleep, and bilateral foot disabilities have been dismissed. The appeal for PTSD has resulted in a grant of service connection with a 100% rating from January 15, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence regarding the Veteran's diagnoses and whether his acquired psychiatric disorder preexisted service. Additional development is needed, including a supplemental medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for PB, PTSD, duodenal ulcer, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and for an effective date prior to January 10, 2011 for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted the appeal, finding that the Veteran's character of discharge from military service is no longer a bar to receiving VA benefits due to an upgraded 'general under honorable conditions' discharge issued by the Navy Board for Correction of Naval Records (NBCNR).

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board has decided to remand both issues related to his PTSD rating and TDIU determination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia. The decision finds that it is at least as likely as not that his current psychiatric conditions are related to an in-service event.

The Veteran's spouse is appealing for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound status. The appeal is remanded due to the need for clarification regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neurocognitive symptoms, which may be related to PTSD or other conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it was due to military sexual trauma (MST) that occurred during service, and there is credible supporting evidence of the in-service assault.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the rating for GERD with hiatal hernia was dismissed due to his withdrawal. The appeals for PTSD, low back disability, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for bruxism as secondary to service-connected TMJ and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is proximately due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating of 100 percent, as they were consistent with a 70 percent rating. The Board found that his symptoms caused occupational and social impairment but not total impairment.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings and service connection has been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found no basis for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right tibia fracture residuals, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and requested further examination and development for low back condition and PTSD.