PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher evaluation of PTSD, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability for the period from November 20, 2013, to November 7, 2020. The claim of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected scoliosis is remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU, finding that entitlement to a TDIU did not arise during the year prior to January 12, 2012 due to non-service-connected vertigo/Meniere's disease impacting employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 100 percent disabling, and he has a combined service-connected rating of at least 60 percent for other disabilities. The Board granted an initial 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from November 2, 2016, to December 21, 2020.

The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board has granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability, finding that his pre-existing condition did not undergo an increase in disability beyond its natural progression during active duty. The claims for secondary service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities as related to bilateral pes planus, and for PTSD and headache disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to open medical questions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for psychiatric disorder. The appeal will be readjudicated after a new medical opinion is obtained.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent, the highest possible rating, effective December 20, 2019. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective February 7, 2017. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral wrist disability and hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased initial rating for PTSD is dismissed as the Veteran, through his representative, has withdrawn all remaining issues.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD from May 29, 2003, based on a finding of clear and unmistakable error in the January 2005 rating decision.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The case is being remanded due to inadequate development, specifically regarding an examination that was not conducted as per previous directives.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. For PTSD, the initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to March 7, 2017, and an initial 50 percent rating from March 7, 2017 to June 24, 2018 were granted; however, a higher initial 70 percent rating was granted starting July 24, 2018.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 9, 2011 due to his service-connected disabilities. The effective date for this TDIU determination is set at July 17, 2015.

The Veteran was granted TDIU effective January 1, 2011. The effective date for the grant of basic eligibility to DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also set at January 1, 2011.,The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hand disability, bilateral ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but not higher, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is granted. The initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 1, 2021, remains in appellate status as the RO has already granted a higher rating effective from that date. Right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower extremity neuropathies are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent from March 23, 2001 to January 30, 2007.,A TDIU was granted prior to August 30, 2006.

The Veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings and total disability due to individual unemployability related to his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records.