PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo, service-connected PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and migraines.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50 percent disability rating prior to October 25, 2022. The Board found that the Veteran experienced occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, and impaired short-and long-term memory.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA. The Board also requested an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was granted a rating in excess of 70 percent. Service connection for hypertension, right leg burn scar, and GERD were also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective July 14, 2017. The symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to an in-service stressor during Marine Corps basic training.

The Veteran's PTSD with substance abuse is rated at 70 percent, effective from November 15, 2018. The rating remains denied for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a peripheral vestibular disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of gallbladder removal and a psychiatric disorder due to incomplete records. The decision on bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 60% from January 19, 2010. The Board denied a higher rating for hypertension and granted TDIU effective from January 19, 2010.,Prior to January 19, 2010, the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD with panic attacks is rated at 70 percent since August 7, 2017. The Board found that the symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with anxiety, depression, forgetfulness, and insomnia due to a lack of current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder under DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied previously, but the effective date of August 19, 2022, is the earliest possible due to continuous pursuit and receipt of a supplemental claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to missing private medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, panic disorder, and unspecified mood disorder, is related to in-service military sexual trauma. Service connection for these conditions has been granted.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for PTSD, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, and migraine headaches due to secondary service-connected disabilities.,Specifically, the Veteran's claim for eating disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis of an eating disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for an eye disability due to potential errors in obtaining relevant medical records.,Specifically, the Veteran's VA treatment records do not indicate that audiometric testing was performed, which is necessary to determine if a hearing loss disability exists. Additionally, no opinion regarding the relationship between any current eye disability and service participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) has been provided.

Your appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed as the Veteran's authorized representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate cancer was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim.,Service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of current diagnosis and credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.