PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for blindness, including light perception only, and left leg condition have been denied. The claim for acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) is being remanded to obtain more information about the in-service stressor and toxic exposure.,The Veteran's claim for dyspnea has also been remanded to determine if there was an in-service exposure event.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because his combined schedular evaluation for service-connected disabilities is 100%, but he does not have a single disability rated at least 60% disabling or two or more disabilities each rated at least 40% and the combined rating of those disabilities is at least 70%. The Veteran's unemployability is due to his PTSD, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is denied as the earliest effective date is May 17, 2016.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound criteria is also denied as there is no evidence of a single disability rated at 100% or additional disabilities rated at 60% prior to June 17, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The specific conditions at issue are an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, left hand disability, and liver disorder (claimed as liver transplant).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, bipolar disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder was granted effective December 20, 2022. The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease, hiatal hernia, migraines and migraine variants, right knee chondromalacia and medial meniscus tear, and rheumatoid arthritis (presumed due to Agent Orange exposure), prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and left ankle strain are found to have caused his right knee arthritis.,VA is remanding the claims for service connection for a left foot disability, PTSD, and headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a generalized anxiety disorder is denied as it is considered part of his service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 70 percent rating, but no higher. His bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than February 28, 2023 for the grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran contends he is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions and submitted a private psychological assessment indicating he would be precluded from gainful employment without excessive accommodations.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 50 percent from February 19, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at a 50 percent from October 12, 2011 to July 20, 2014. From July 21, 2014, the rating was increased to 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient and conflicting information about the Veteran's vending business, which was not fully developed. The Veteran is required to provide updated evidence regarding his role in the vending company and its impact on his service-connected disabilities.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed because you withdrew your request for a hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an adjustment disorder, is remanded due to the need for further development regarding stressor verification and a VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, are granted as service connected. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a medical link.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to June 25, 2019, establishment of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to June 25, 2019, and entitlement to TDIU prior to June 25, 2019, have all been dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed because there is no basis for a free-standing earlier effective date claim from matters addressed in a final and binding rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service military sexual trauma (MST), and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, gastrointestinal condition (GERD), cervical condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition are all denied. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's tinnitus as it manifested within one year of his separation from active service.