PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's OSA, finding that his PTSD is a but-for cause of his OSA and granting secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and TBI residuals is being remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his TBI residuals.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 19, 2017, for the award of service connection for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim from August 17, 2019, is remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the claims for PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the relationship between PTSD and OSA.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and multifocal motor neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance. The Board has remanded the case for further consideration under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a right big toe disability are all denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as the TDIU claim due to a failure to obtain relevant VA treatment records from the 1980s and 1990s. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is dismissed.,The appeals for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral foot disorders including fallen arches, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, and high blood pressure are all dismissed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability due to military sexual trauma and bilateral plantar fasciitis are granted as service-connected. The Board found the evidence sufficient to reopen her claims on new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher evaluation is not warranted due to the lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and requires additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 70% to 50%, effective December 29, 2022. The reduction is restored and the Veteran's migraine headaches and bilateral pes planus claims are remanded for further review.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 1959 for the grant of service connection for bipolar II disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (psychiatric condition). The Veteran's increased rating claim for his psychiatric disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% evaluation for service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder was granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral asbestos pleural disease, sinusitis, and skin cancer were denied.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of evidence verifying the in-service stressor, specifically the alleged sexual assault during an Airborne Convention. The Veteran's statements alone are not sufficient to establish the occurrence of the stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if he should be granted a higher rating or TDIU prior to October 12, 2021.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 11, 2005 for the grant of service connection for PTSD due to evidence that raised an informal claim for a psychiatric disorder.