PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, based on the Veteran's consistent reports of stressors during his Vietnam service.

The Veteran's LLE radiculopathy claim has been granted with increased ratings. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent prior to June 21, 2023. The Board granted a TDIU due to the service-connected PTSD and SMC based on housebound status prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a stressor event involving the Veteran and another service member. The claim for service connection is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete police reports and military records regarding a 2011 assault. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD, alcohol dependence, and TBI with cognitive disorder is pending further development.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 22, 2005 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran had PTSD since at least June 2005.

The Board has granted a TDIU from March 27, 2019, forward. However, the matter of entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 27, 2019, is remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been withdrawn and are dismissed. A TDIU is granted, and SMC at the housebound rate is also granted.

The Board has remanded several claims for increased ratings, including those for diabetes mellitus type II with hypertension and erectile dysfunction, PTSD, diabetic neuropathy of the left upper and lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for breathing disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, have been reopened. The claim of service connection for the residuals of bladder cancer is remanded.,The Board has expanded the Veteran's claims to include breathing disability (bronchitis, COPD, emphysema) and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and alcohol use disorder is related to his active-duty service. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and PTSD alone rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from June 2, 2018 to November 16, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has remanded them for further development due to outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 23, 2004.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has resulted in an inability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from December 9, 2015 to April 9, 2023 due to service-connected disabilities. The claim for TDIU prior to December 9, 2015 is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with Persistent Depressive Disorder is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective January 19, 2018. Service connection for her right knee condition is granted, while service connection for her left knee condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder due to military sexual trauma, and for a lower back injury incurred during boot camp. The claims are based on direct evidence of the conditions' occurrence in service.