PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD contributed to his death from being hit by a car. The VA needs to obtain an opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis and posttraumatic stress disorder due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety disorder were found to cause significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70% rating for the period prior to March 9, 2021. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.,Service connection for alcohol abuse secondary to service-connected PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the most persuasive evidence demonstrates a link between the Veteran's alcohol dependence and his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board also found that he meets the requirements for a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as he is currently employed full-time and has a consistent work history, with no evidence of substantial impairment in his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to obtain outstanding medical records and provide the Veteran with appropriate VA examinations. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that his character of discharge was dishonorable and served as a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, sleep apnea, and PTSD with depressive disorder. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other appealed claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The right elbow disorder claim was not addressed as it did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an internal inconsistency in the April 2021 VA examination, which is used to determine the current severity of PTSD. The Veteran needs another VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as there is no legal basis for assignment of any earlier effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD effective September 16, 2009 and assigned a 10% rating from that date through October 13, 2019. A higher rating is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with PTSD caused his cocaine relapse, which in turn caused his stroke. The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, effective October 4, 2006. He seeks a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD with depressive disorder and unspecified neurocognitive disorder was denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms during the period from February 22, 2011 to July 5, 2022 resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood. The Board found that a higher rating of 70% was warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and will need to verify the Veteran's Army Reserve duty periods and obtain any associated medical records.