PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection for supraventricular tachycardia with atrioventricular block and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be caused by his service-connected PTSD, back disability, and associated right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to May 22, 2012 and for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date. The Board has dismissed these appeals.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which the Board finds insufficient to meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran's CAD is rated at 60 percent and also does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for right lateral epicondylitis, service connection for left arm disorder, migraine disorder, left elbow disorder, bilateral metatarsalgia, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder), and thyroid disorder have been dismissed.,The Veteran withdrew her appeals for these specific issues at a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether severance of service connection for anxiety was proper because service connection has been restored without a gap in benefits or decreased rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression, are granted as secondary to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the benefits sought (other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder with mental disorders, anxiety disorders) are now granted in full.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 11, 2012 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's lumbar disability is rated at the highest available schedular rating (10 percent).,The Veteran's scar, right lower extremity does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,From November 27, 2017 to August 13, 2018, the Veteran's surgical scar, right foot is rated at the highest available schedular rating (10 percent).,The Veteran's hallux valgus is rated at the highest available schedular rating.,Service connection for chest/heart pain, hypertension, and an unspecified neurological disorder are remanded.,Service connection for a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates of TDIU and DEA, as these issues were resolved in a prior decision.,The Board has also dismissed the appeal regarding an increased rating for PTSD with MDD, as this matter is now decided by another stream.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is dismissed. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and residuals of a right thumb fracture are granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective September 4, 2019. A TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, insomnia, and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service stressor related to these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since January 15, 2019. The Board found that the disability did not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD, but additional evidence is needed to determine if the PTSD caused or aggravated the obesity and whether this played a substantial role in causing the sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate VA medical opinion, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and fatigue is being reviewed again.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 70 percent, as they were found to be consistent with the level of impairment associated with a 70 percent rating.