PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. The Board also denied his claim for TDIU as he did not meet the required rating criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for PTSD and a left shoulder disability was denied. The appellant submitted a VA Form 21-8940 application for TDIU within one year of the denial, which served as a supplemental claim. The Board found that this constituted continuous pursuit of the initial rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion on the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is being reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The VA examiner needs to provide a more detailed opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 21, 2020, for the award of service connection for PTSD has been granted. The matter of establishing a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's service-connected PTSD prior to September 16, 2024. The claim will be further evaluated with a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of Degenerative Disc Disease, bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, and bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy have been granted effective November 1, 2021.,Additionally, the Veteran's claim for a TDIU has also been granted effective January 1, 2022.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as she is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to her PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU. The Veteran's PTSD evaluation in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance since January 22, 2018. The Board has granted an effective date of January 22, 2018 for SMC based on aid and attendance.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. A rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also denied.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and migraine headaches due to conflicting evidence and the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's central canal dehiscence and PTSD with TBI and vertigo have been granted service connection, a 100% rating for PTSD with TBI and vertigo, and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.,The Veteran is entitled to a 100% rating for PTSD with TBI and vertigo due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The AOJ should consider whether OSA is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected PTSD, effective from March 20, 2017. The decision is subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his PTSD, depression, or any other single service-connected disability. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Board has decided that service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied, and the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and PTSD are both remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded his claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent. His TDIU claim was also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was caused or worsened by his service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective July 1, 2019. The Board also granted a TDIU as of the same date.