PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and corroborating evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a lumbar spine disorder and right knee disorder have been reopened, and his PTSD claim has resulted in an increased rating to 70 percent effective February 24, 2020. The criteria for these conditions were met based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of dental trauma, migraine headaches (secondary to dental trauma), TBI, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) due to the need for additional service treatment records. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the new and material evidence claims.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for new and contemporaneous examination, as well as the need to obtain VA community care records.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD due to MST has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 100% disability rating effective December 17, 2010. The claim for TDIU is moot as the Veteran now receives a total schedular rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% since August 29, 2020. The effective date for this rating remains August 31, 2017.

The Veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is now granted as service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and PTSD) has been reopened but not yet decided.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and right ear hearing loss as they were already granted in a previous decision.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma are being remanded as the proper NOD was not filed under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible and probative evidence demonstrating that the claimed in-service stressful events occurred or were related to his current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been granted, and the Board has remanded several issues including bilateral hip disability other than arthritis, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his inservice TBI. The Veteran contends that his current conditions are linked to service, but the VA examiner found no clear and unmistakable evidence of preexisting conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective July 7, 2005. The Board found no earlier date of entitlement.

The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU was dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as they do not survive the appellant's death.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, so the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent is denied.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, but the benefit is already in effect and no further action is needed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with secondary alcohol dependence due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including verification of an in-service stressor related to PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and GERD have been granted service connection, with a TDIU rating from October 9, 2017. The PTSD is rated at 70 percent, while the GERD has been granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examiner's opinion and a need for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD.