PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diagnosed as dementia with major neurocognitive disorder, is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to its inextricability with the PTSD claim. The PTSD claim will be considered first, and a decision on both claims may be made concurrently if appropriate.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, dizziness, headaches (including migraines), and a neck disability due to potential issues with service connection evidence. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders. The case will be returned for further development, including a new psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and evaluations. The additional evidence from VA will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 50 percent prior to May 2, 2019. The symptoms included depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and other disturbances of motivation and mood, as well as difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for a dental disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that there was no ascertainable increase in disability during the one-year period prior to her December 13, 2017, filing.

The Board has denied a higher rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have not more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression with anxiety, is rated at 70 percent effective December 31, 2010.,A 30 percent rating for asthma is granted effective August 13, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted at a 100% rating prior to August 29, 2014. The claim for TDIU based on this condition is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted with a 100% rating, effective from May 20, 2010. The PTSD claim is also granted, but the Veteran does not receive an earlier effective date for his PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation due to insufficient medical evidence on file, particularly regarding the Veteran's PTSD with Bipolar I Disorder. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it may be affected by the outcome of the increased rating claim.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease with stable angina, and PTSD with depressed mood and sleep impairment. The appeal for an increased rating for OSA is remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent prior to October 26, 2022. The Board has now granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from that date.,New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection of IBS.

The Veteran's appeals for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate have all been granted effective June 17, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of PTSD was granted to 70 percent effective February 9, 2018. The issue of unemployability due to service-connected disability prior to April 3, 2018 remains in appellate status.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating for PTSD prior to July 8, 2019, and thereafter. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.