PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since June 9, 2020. Prior to that date, the rating was denied.,A separate 10 percent rating for right knee tendonitis with degenerative arthritis has been granted. The 20 percent rating for right knee instability and subluxation remains unchanged.

The Board has remanded the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder due to incomplete records from a mental health provider. The Veteran's service connection request is pending and will be reconsidered after obtaining the missing medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD and/or medications have aggravated his GERD. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service stressors and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate and unspecified neurocognitive disorder; an effective date prior to April 5, 2018, for the 70 percent rating increase; and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to September 20, 2018.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation from October 24, 2013, to December 10, 2014, and from February 1, 2015, to April 9, 2015. The appeal for an increased rating remains on hold.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and prostate cancer, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. As a result, TDIU is granted effective as of his date of claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient information regarding his in-service military environmental exposures. Additional development is needed to determine if he served in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia during a specific time period.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for PTSD has been dismissed as the benefit sought (a full grant of a 100% disability rating) was already granted in an August 2020 decision.

The Veteran's hypertension, radiation proctitis, and PTSD have been granted service connection. The Veteran was also awarded a 100% disability evaluation for his radiation proctitis. However, the Veteran's request for an increased rating for PTSD prior to January 7, 2020, has not been approved.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder and respiratory condition are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied, and his claim for TDIU was granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD with major depression is related to his active service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent disability rating, and service connection for left knee osteoarthritis is granted. Service connection for right hip condition and vision disorder are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to July 15, 2021. His employment was full-time and his income exceeded the poverty threshold, thus he could not be considered for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a genitourinary (GU) disorder, and decreased sex drive are being remanded due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology. The service connection is not based on a presumption of exposure or new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to August 1, 2016 is denied. A 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from August 1, 2016, is granted. The TDIU claim must be remanded as it is intertwined with the matters currently pending before the RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or a psychiatric disorder and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.