PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and erectile dysfunction. The VA will attempt to verify the reported in-service stressor incidents, including terrorist attacks in Frankfurt and Heidelberg, Germany.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD, which renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted on a secondary basis due to his service-connected back disability. The Board finds that the evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's hypertension is caused by his service-connected back disability.

A rating of 70 percent for PTSD throughout the appeal period is granted, subject to regulations governing the payment of monetary awards. The issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) has been raised and included as a separate issue.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in July 2018, and you did not appeal within one year. The VA subsequently granted your claim in April 2020, effective from April 11, 2018. As a result, the current appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with TBI residuals is granted, and he receives a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for inability to lose weight and obesity is denied. The Veteran's PTSD is granted an increased rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's scars are rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's claims for dizziness, major depression, nausea, obstructive sleep apnea, and vomiting are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are as likely as not of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since June 5, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance, as the requirement for such is attributed to non-service-connected back pain. As a result, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding PTSD, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, finding that he requires daily assistance due to his service-connected conditions. The decision also dismissed the Veteran's appeal for special monthly pension.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The claim for bilateral knee muscle joint pain has been remanded due to the lack of an adequate nexus opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to inadequate examinations. The Veteran will need to undergo further VA examinations to address these issues.

The Board denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and dismissed the claim for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as both conditions were not found to be present or related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, PFB, and left foot disability were all granted service connection as they are related to events that occurred during his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, is related to service. The cervical spine, hip, knee, vertigo, and hypertension disabilities are also remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted TDIU for the period from December 16, 2018 onward. However, it denied TDIU for the period prior to December 16, 2018 due to insufficient evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and her claim for TDIU due to worsening symptoms and difficulty obtaining employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to a lack of current diagnosis at any time during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for IBS, Costochondritis, Asthma, and PTSD were denied. The maximum schedular rating of 30% for IBS was maintained. A compensable rating for Costochondritis was not granted due to the absence of symptoms. The Veteran's asthma met criteria for a 10% rating but did not warrant higher ratings based on FEV-1 or FEV-1/FVC results. For PTSD, the Veteran received a temporary 100% rating from September 21, 2017, and a permanent 50% rating effective January 24, 2018.