PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date were withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including those for PTSD, headaches, and a left knee strain, as well as the initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and sleep disturbance. The claim of entitlement to service connection for an unspecified eating disorder as secondary to PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD, along with Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, caused total occupational and social impairment since July 5, 2019. His claim for a higher rating is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to a personal assault experienced during basic training, which led to ongoing symptoms of PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a pre-decisional duty to assist regarding direct service connection for OSA, and because there is no pre-decisional duty to assist error in addressing the secondary service connection theory. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim to reopen their previously denied PTSD service connection is dismissed.,Their initial disability rating for a back disability remains at 20 percent, and an earlier effective date for this condition is also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for PTSD and TMJ as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology, particularly in relation to service. The Veteran will need further VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, was also denied as the evidence did not show a link between the disabilities and active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disorder due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's medical opinions are needed regarding the etiology of his psychiatric and back disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD were dismissed due to his death.

The Board dismissed the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD as the June 2020 decision is final and cannot be the subject of additional adjudication.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to January 13, 2020, resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for this period.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a concussion, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss. The VA will attempt to schedule examinations and obtain any outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating from December 16, 2010. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted an increased rating for Major Depressive Disorder, both effective August 18, 2009. The Veteran appealed the decision to the Court, which found that the August 2009 correspondence should be considered a notice of disagreement and remanded the case.

The Veteran's MDD with PTSD is rated at 70 percent from March 15, 2018. The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 15, 2018 for the increased rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders, finding that he does not have these conditions. The appeal was based on a direct relationship to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for PTSD prior to December 24, 2019 and from that date was denied. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating than 30 percent or 70 percent respectively.