PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the scars associated with his right femur fracture are not compensable. The Board has remanded for further examination to address functional limitations due to the right femur disability.,The residuals from the right femur fracture require a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is attributed to his military service in Iraq.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective March 24, 2016. The conditions leading to the grant of TDIU were already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence has been received to reopen her previously denied claim. The Board also found credible supporting evidence of a personal assault during basic training in early 1979 as the basis for her PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, IBS, and tinnitus) are found to preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is granted.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development due to the submission of new VA treatment records and medical examination results.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral arm numbness, back disorder, and psychiatric disorders due to potential issues with the opinions provided. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia with depressive symptoms, is at least as likely as not related to his service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that there is an indirect association between PTSD and abnormal sleep schedules resulting in daytime sleepiness/fatigue.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70% rating, asthma is granted on presumptive basis under the PACT Act, and migraine headaches are denied. Service connection for an upper respiratory disorder other than asthma is also remanded.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD prior to March 20, 2019, and also denied entitlement to an extraschedular TDIU based on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a higher initial rating of 70 percent from September 9, 2016 until September 29, 2017.,Since September 29, 2017, the Veteran's PTSD is denied an increased rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in total unemployability, as he has not provided specific information about his employment history and income levels.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right ear hearing loss, and asthma due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting findings regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and drug abuse disorder. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the psychiatric disorder claim.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tinnitus have been granted as they are found to be related to service.

An initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD is granted effective September 23, 2020.,Effective September 23, 2020, a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as he does not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service. The Veteran was denied service connection for PTSD in previous decisions, but his claim was reopened and he is seeking a determination on this issue.

The Veteran's appeal for additional retroactive compensation in excess of $799.13 for the periods from January 2004 through August 2004 and March 2015 through June 2015 was denied as VA had already determined that he was entitled to the full amount, after accounting for previously paid amounts.