PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since January 5, 2006. The Board has remanded the cases for further development and rating considerations.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to unresolved issues related to service connection, including exposure to environmental hazards during the Gulf War. The Veteran's mental health conditions and musculoskeletal disabilities are also under consideration.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records from Saginaw, MI.

The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted as of January 27, 2011 due to his service-connected disabilities including PTSD and CAD.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, and he is granted a TDIU from May 1, 2022 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective opinion to describe the collective impact of the Veteran's service-connected conditions on his ability to work from April 4, 2017 to April 2, 2018. The VA medical addendum opinions provided were inadequate and need to be supplemented.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for PTSD and compensable rating for residual scarring associated with Peyronie's disease were denied. The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has been reopened. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received since the last denial in September 2009. However, further development is needed as there are concerns about the credibility of a previous opinion linking the Veteran's PTSD to military sexual trauma (MST). Additionally, VA examinations are required for increased ratings on lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and irritable bowel syndrome, and earlier effective dates. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

Your service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and other-specified depressive disorder with anxious features, has been granted. The appeal is dismissed as the issue is no longer on appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's complete military personnel records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric conditions.

Your appeal has been dismissed because you withdrew your request for a higher rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 100 percent evaluation, and he is also awarded SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. The issue of TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a disability rating of 100 percent, effective from August 10, 2022. Basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits are also granted based on permanent and total disability status due to the Veteran's PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral foot disability, and neurological disorder (claimed as a headache).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, OCD, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right foot plantar fasciitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis were denied. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression are currently rated as 0%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with other specified bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other specified personality disorder with mixed personality features due to insufficient evidence linking his current symptoms to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his PTSD is remanded due to the lack of an examination and incomplete medical records.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is remanded due to unclear notice and need for clarification of the denial reasons. The VA must provide proper notice, clarify the reasoning of the denial, and provide legally adequate reasons and bases for the denial.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as it was not continuously pursued and did not meet the specificity requirement for a valid clear and unmistakable error motion.