PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.,The Veteran's asthma with COPD is rated at 60 percent, indicating moderate disability in breathing.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, and the effective date is set at April 1, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to March 28, 2023 is denied. The case is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's PTSD claim is still pending, with a current effective date of September 14, 2017 and no rating assigned.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for acne and a higher effective date for service connection for rhinitis were denied. The claim for PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious distress was also denied, but the effective date for the assigned 70 percent rating was not changed.

The Veteran's back disability and hemorrhoids have been granted service connection. The left bicep tear claim has been denied, and the initial PTSD rating remains at 30 percent.,Further evaluation of the right ankle, left ankle, bilateral pes planus, and hemorrhoids is needed due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was not filed within the two-year period after his service-connected disability (PTSD) was rated at 10% or more, and there is no evidence of mental incompetence during that time.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, has been fully granted. You are now rated at 70% for an unspecified mood disorder, effective August 17, 2020.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with osteophyte formation, compensable disability rating for service-connected left ear hearing loss, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's request for higher-level review was timely submitted, and thus the appeal is considered valid. The VA denied service connection for various conditions in a previous rating decision, but the Board found that the Veteran's submission of his request for higher-level review was timely.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran was exposed to a traumatic event during military service and now has clear symptoms of PTSD related to this event.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further examination and review of the Veteran's claims, including service connection for tremors and PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence did not substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable because of his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to HSV and/or PTSD is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, effective from August 30, 2021 to October 31, 2021. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis (claimed as low back condition) is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and will consider service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as well as secondary service connection for any psychiatric disorders related to a low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU rating is denied as there was no pending unadjudicated claim at the time of his May 2019 increased rating claim for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's OSA is related to his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU rating is denied as there was no pending unadjudicated claim at the time of his May 2019 increased rating claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations and medical evidence. The Veteran is required to be provided with VA examinations to determine the cause of his claimed conditions.