PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a disability rating of 70 percent. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also before the Board.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating of PTSD and individual unemployability, which were dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a disability rating of 100 percent effective February 21, 2019.,Basic eligibility for Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status was also granted effective February 21, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and TBI have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and PTSD, do not render him unemployable due to their combined effect on his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnosis or in-service stressor.,Service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome were also denied due to lack of medical evidence showing the conditions are related to service.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand requests and has ordered a VA examination to determine the etiology of any psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) prior to September 16, 2023, and since that date has been denied. The Board found the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent or 50 percent during the respective periods.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there is not enough evidence to show that his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with depression and alcohol use disorder, chronic lumbar strain, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The VA must obtain additional opinions on these issues.

The Veteran's claims for right hand and left hand nerve damage have been dismissed as service connection was granted. The appeal regarding PTSD, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee disorder, right-hand disorder, left-hand disorder, right-ankle disorder, and intestinal disorder (to include chronic diarrhea) is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of PTSD is being remanded due to the submission of new VA treatment records since the last decision.

The Veteran's appeal regarding higher evaluations for PTSD prior to August 24, 2020 and TDIU prior to that date is being remanded due to incomplete information provided by the AOJ in previous decisions. The AOJ needs to obtain necessary information about the competency of a VA examiner from an earlier evaluation and any relevant treatment records, including those from CPRS if available.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied. Claims for increased ratings of various hip and knee disorders, as well as left leg shin splints, were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 0 percent for penile vitiligo has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for ratings higher than 50 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder with anxious distress, as well as TDIU prior to July 19, 2018, are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss under Chapter 17 of title 38 U.S.C. and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression) and a bilateral knee disability.

The appeal of the claim for PTSD and increased rating for tinnitus are dismissed.,The appeals for reinstatement of left metatarsal and knee disabilities ratings, as well as entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and a left ankle disability are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to a reported in-service sexual assault, finding the evidence persuasive that such an event occurred and resulted in PTSD.