PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 22, 2019 for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol and cannabis use disorder. The evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment prior to that date.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder are currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since at least May 15, 2006. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding the Veteran's individual unemployability prior to March 30, 2009, and grants an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded all other claims due to incomplete or insufficient evidence.

The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and a 20 percent rating for a right shoulder shell fragment wound, both effective as of July 30, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 100 percent disability rating since April 26, 2021, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) has already granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, effective October 18, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to in-service personal assaults and acoustic trauma, respectively. The appeal is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance from April 21, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and TDIU were dismissed due to the failure to submit a timely VA Form 10182.

The Veteran's PTSD and CAD have been rated at a 70 percent disability level, effective August 30, 2018. The Board also granted TDIU based on the combined impact of his service-connected disabilities, and SMC for need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, right shoulder condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) due to pre-decisional Duty-to-Assist errors.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD, thyroid nodule condition, and peripheral neuropathy. The issues are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining evidence to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressors and for an opinion on whether any current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70% since February 2017, and the Board finds that her PTSD precludes her from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and OSA, secondary to PTSD should be remanded due to a duty to assist error in the initial rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding whether new and relevant evidence had been received to readjudicate service connection for PTSD. As a result, the issue is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD, with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, is rated at 70 percent. The Veteran also received a grant for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and further evaluation of the Veteran's psychiatric condition, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, service connection for a chest disorder (including arthritis and costochondritis), and service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration.