PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been dismissed as the appeal period is now closed due to the full grant of benefits and withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verification and development of the Veteran's reported stressors. The AOJ is required to verify these events and obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for TDIU and DEA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the case is now referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration on an extraschedular basis.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed because a new rating decision granted you service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, which includes your claimed PTSD. The effective date is July 22, 2024.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his symptoms and limitations were manageable with current treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD. The case will be returned for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder prior to July 11, 2022 was denied.,The Veteran's subsequent claims for increased ratings for PTSD from July 11, 2022 onwards and for the right frontal scalp scar were also denied.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder more nearly approximates total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to April 2, 2023, is denied. The rating in excess of 30 percent for IBS is also denied. Service connection for a rectum disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are not granted.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date are denied. The effective dates for the grant of service connection, rating increase, and SMC are all set to April 20, 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD and IBS have been granted with ratings of 100% and 30%, respectively, effective August 22, 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating has been denied. Effective May 13, 2013, he was granted TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Veteran's benefits were restored to him on May 2, 2022, but the Board found that he did not inform VA of his release from incarceration within one year of his release date. Therefore, the restoration of benefits prior to May 2, 2022 is denied.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on a finding of clear and unmistakable error. The case is remanded to clarify the history of changes to the Veteran's PTSD award.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors reported during his service in Germany. The AOJ must attempt to locate historical records from his unit that could confirm or deny these stressors.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, but the Board is remanding the matter due to insufficient evidence regarding when the Veteran became unemployable and whether his sleep apnea was aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

Service connection is granted for hypertension and prostate cancer, both on a presumptive basis due to service in Vietnam. Service connection for PTSD is also granted.,The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is remanded as the current opinion does not address overuse syndrome. The claim for service connection for an eye disability secondary to hypertension is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted with an effective date of May 19, 2021. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from July 19, 2022. The appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with chronic major depressive disorder is granted, effective March 1, 2018.