PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50% rating effective July 26, 2010. A TDIU and DEA benefits were also granted effective April 30, 2021.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to April 20, 2022. From April 20, 2022, to December 4, 2022, the rating was increased to 50 percent. Effective from December 5, 2022, a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD and a shrapnel wound to the right posterior trapezius muscle with retained fragments was granted effective August 23, 2006. The Board has remanded these cases due to incomplete issuance of an SOC.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The Veteran's reported PTSD and depression are not supported by corroborated stressors, but hypertension is being examined further as it may be related to a psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted. The claims for service connection for back, psychiatric disorders (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), TBI residuals, sleep apnea secondary to TBI, and seizure disorder secondary to TBI or acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a 100% disability rating prior to December 6, 2021. The appeal for individual unemployability (TDIU) has been rendered moot due to the grant of a total schedular rating for PTSD.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD prior to November 10, 2021 as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and the need for further evaluations of the Veteran's PTSD and TBI.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating, effective as of the date of this decision. Hypertension due to herbicide exposure is also granted. The issue of service connection for hypertension on a direct and secondary basis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD medication contributed to his death. The case will be reviewed by a new clinician.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Chronic disease, lumbosacral strain, right knee disability, migraines, tinnitus, scar, and hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and denied the claim on the merits.

The Veteran's right ankle disability, back disability, neck disability, and right shoulder tendinopathy with strain are all found to be related to service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a RLE neurological condition has been reopened due to new evidence. The hearing loss and PTSD claims have been denied, while the TBI and related conditions (headaches) are remanded. The right knee and foot conditions remain in dispute.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development regarding the Veteran's reported in-service stressor event, which may help establish service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened. The broadened claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, is remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are not granted as service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.