PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation for pulmonary coin lesion has been granted with a 10% rating. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression, is remanded due to duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify a reported stressor related to PTSD, and for an examination to determine if PTSD is service-connected.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.,Given the grant of TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD, the Veteran has a single service-connected disability rated as total (PTSD) and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% rating effective March 25, 2024. The Board found that the increase in severity of his disability warranted this rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial 70 percent evaluation, effective September 23, 2024. The Veteran's dermatitis remains at a 10 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been granted. The case is remanded for additional development related to the claims of service connection for OSA, IBS, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, and neck condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for reentrance into a VR&E program and retroactive induction for restoration of Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) educational assistance benefits, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that he was precluded from performing the work duties of the occupation for which he previously was found rehabilitated.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the verification of an in-service stressor for PTSD. The Veteran's service record indicates he assisted with transferring wounded and dead from the USS Liberty after it was attacked, but VA did not verify this specific event.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, requires further review due to a duty-to-assist error related to missing VA treatment records and unverified in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and dismissed his claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, resulting in a 70 percent rating from April 25, 2019.,The Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD, qualifying for TDIU status.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 2, 2020 was denied under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and 38 U.S.C. § 1728 due to lack of evidence in the file. The Board finds that remand is warranted for correction of errors in notice.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for a right knee condition are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ must attempt to verify the claimed stressor events and provide a VA examination.

The Veteran's attorney was entitled to a fee of $2,388.26 for services provided but VA did not withhold this amount from the August 16, 2024 award. The Veteran had already been paid too much and an overpayment of $2,388.26 resulted. The case is dismissed as there are no justiciable issues remaining.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of a current diagnosis under DSM-5 criteria. The claim for secondary service connection for Erectile Dysfunction as related to PTSD is remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hysterectomy, left shoulder condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions began during or were caused by her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for cervical strain is April 4, 2005. Ratings for PTSD, cervical strain, vertebral fracture and lumbar discectomy, and IBS are all denied or not granted as requested.

The Veteran's service connection claims for dermatitis/eczema, sleep apnea, a psychiatric disorder (including MDD and PTSD), hypertension, COPD, low back disorder, and prostate cancer are all granted. The Board found that the evidence supported these determinations based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is granted, with the effective date set at October 27, 2020.