PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence, including missing STRs.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, MDD, and alcohol use disorder, have resulted in total impairment throughout the appeal period. The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation of his right shoulder strain, as well as for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the September 2, 1994 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD is dismissed because it was subsumed by the September 21, 2006 Board decision.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the cases of depression and substance abuse due to insufficient evidence in some areas.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his dental disability, dizziness, TIA residuals, PTSD, and TDIU due to lack of a recent examination.

The Veteran's PTSD and alcohol use disorder are currently rated at 50 percent, but the evidence does not show that his symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, while the claim for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bruxism are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a left shoulder disability, and a low back disability have been denied as the evidence does not support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's request to reopen the claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted. The claims for right hip disability, right knee strain with degenerative arthritis, and PTSD are all remanded due to insufficient examination reports.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial rating of 70 percent, effective March 31, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms, including suicidal ideation and inability to establish effective relationships, most closely approximated a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and his residual scars on the left hand and elbow are both rated as noncompensable. The Board denied increased ratings for all issues.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during active duty was a sufficient stressor for his diagnosis.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted a 40 percent rating effective April 1, 2014. The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating effective August 16, 2022.

The Veteran was denied clothing allowances in 2013, but testified at a hearing that he needed them for specific disabilities. The Board finds the matter remanded to issue an SSOC.

Service connection for OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD and service-connected orthopedic disabilities with obesity.,From July 19, 2016, to February 4, 2018, a 40% evaluation for right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted. From February 5, 2018, forward, the same evaluation remains in effect.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of in excess of 50 percent is not warranted due to lack of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her PTSD and lumbosacral strain, as well as an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of her back disability. The issues of rating PTSD and service connection for lumbosacral strain are being remanded.