PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as he has not been diagnosed with PTSD under the DSM-5 criteria.,The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, which contemplates his psychiatric symptoms and impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been awarded.,Service connection for PTSD is denied because there is no evidence of a diagnosis under DSM-5 criteria.

The Board dismissed the matter of service connection for dental trauma. Service connection was granted for a psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, skin condition, gastritis, and occipital laceration.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied as she did not have an employment handicap and her service-connected disabilities did not substantially contribute to her impairment in employability.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and as a result, the case is dismissed.

The Board has denied an increased rating for PTSD and has remanded the claim of TDIU due to lack of information regarding the Veteran's employment history.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to in-service personal assault and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty service. Service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the effective dates for the grants of service connection were not earlier than June 11, 2021.,Hearing loss was rated as noncompensable (0 percent) since June 11, 2021.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain is granted a 20 percent rating. The service-connected bilateral tinea pedis and toenail fungus are not rated higher than the current 10 percent. Service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and alopecia are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD (also claimed as memory loss) has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current PTSD and active service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for left foot pes planus, entitlement to service connection for left foot peroneal neuropathy, and entitlement to service connection for right foot pes planus due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 50 percent evaluation prior to February 4, 2020 and at a 70 percent evaluation from February 4, 2020 to March 6, 2022. The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent after March 7, 2022 is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and issues related to verifying a claimed stressor. The appellant's spouse and ex-spouse have provided descriptions of symptoms consistent with psychiatric disorders, including TBI. Additional development is needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total social and occupational impairment, but they are severe enough to warrant a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and back condition are found to be the proximate cause of his current sleep apnea, with obesity serving as an intermediate step.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide adequate medical opinions and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's OSA is related to service, but whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD or tinnitus needs further clarification.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% prior to April 29, 2019 and 100% thereafter. The Veteran also received SMC at the housebound rate from April 29, 2019 due to his service-connected disabilities. A TDIU was granted prior to April 29, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as Other Specified Trauma-Related Disorder secondary to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), but denied service connection for PTSD.