PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and inextricably intertwined issues. The claims include PTSD, a liver condition, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other trauma and stressor-related disorders, finding that his current condition is more likely than not related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective October 16, 2019. Prior to this date, the rating was 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with prior remand instructions regarding the severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms and periods during the appeal period in which his psychological impairment increased.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the accident was caused by willful misconduct, not due to alcohol abuse related to PTSD.

The Board has dismissed all appeals as the Veteran's benefits have been fully granted in a previous decision.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and confirmed diagnosis by a VA psychologist.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently assigned a noncompensable rating. The claim for service connection for major depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction (ED) is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, and radiculopathy of the lower extremities, have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since January 27, 2016. As such, TDIU is granted effective that date.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, finding no credible in-service stressor event that would support a diagnosis of PTSD. The diagnoses of depression and anxiety were also not supported by the evidence.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if TDIU should be granted prior to July 26, 2006 on an extraschedular basis due to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right knee sprain, and right knee instability were denied. The rating for PTSD was not granted as the symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating. Ratings for right knee sprain and instability prior to September 4, 2019, and since that date, were also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50% rating prior to January 2, 2015 and a 70% rating from January 2, 2015 to July 2, 2019. A higher rating for PTSD beyond this period is denied. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction is granted with a 20% rating prior to January 2, 2015 and the issue remains pending. TDIU based solely on PTSD is granted from January 2, 2015. SMC at the housebound rate is granted effective July 2, 2019.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of PTSD due to new and material evidence, including a VA medical treatment record that corroborates the Veteran's account of military sexual trauma. The Board also found that her PTSD is related to active-duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and residuals of TBI resulted in occupational and social impairment, but the Board has remanded to determine if a higher evaluation is warranted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, insomnia, psoriasis, a low back disability, a right knee disability, and a respiratory disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for hepatitis B and an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses of anxiety disorder and PTSD are unclear in terms of their relation to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder, PTSD, and unspecified sleep-awake disorder, are related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, as well as bilateral knee disorder. The cases are remanded to allow for further development including obtaining medical opinions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as his PTSD alone already meets the criteria for a 100% schedular disability rating. The SMC claim is granted due to his service-connected disabilities meeting the requirements of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).