PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, COPD, OSA secondary to PTSD, and other disabilities have been granted. The appeal is not about service connection for exposure-related conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the issue of entitlement to TDIU as moot due to a grant of TDIU. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50%.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood on and prior to November 2, 2020. The disability is currently manifested by depression and anxiety symptoms; a depressed mood; an affect congruent with mood; disturbances of motivation and mood; hypervigilance; marked insomnia; normal speech; normal thought form and content; normal concentration and memory; normal insight; normal judgment; and no suicidal or homicidal ideation or perceptual abnormalities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD based on a personal assault during service is remanded due to insufficient attempts to corroborate the in-service stressor and incomplete review of his service records.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be scheduled for a VA examiner to assess the severity of the Veteran's PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, PTSD, and generalized anxiety disorder, are found to be caused by his service-connected lymphocytic lymphoma.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain an adequate VA examination for rating purposes, and thus, further development is required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the period of June 18, 2015 to October 20, 2016. The evidence does not support an earlier effective date for SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound criteria prior to May 3, 2019.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is granted due to his need for personal care services, primarily related to his PTSD symptoms that require supervision and protection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and hypertension do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for referral to the VA's Director of Compensation Service. The earlier effective date issue for TDIU is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, with the condition attributed to his active-duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, may have pre-existed service and were not clearly and unmistakably aggravated by service. Therefore, the case is being remanded for further examination to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

Service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, acute renal failure, and bilateral toe drop is granted.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded due to lack of evidence in the record.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating of PTSD, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Veteran's initial rating for hypertension has been granted. The service connection claim for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective April 3, 2017. He was also granted a TDIU and basic eligibility for DEA benefits on the same date.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD, migraines, and TBI residuals are rated at 70 percent from March 8, 2016. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU effective from March 8, 2016.