PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted, and he is also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's PTSD has rendered him unable to gain or maintain employment in any substantially gainful capacity.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are being remanded for a VA examination to determine if they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, MDD, and insomnia.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 31, 2023 for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, which was previously rated at 30 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, finding that there is no credible evidence to support the occurrence of in-service stressors or an in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking PTSD directly to OSA.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) were granted effective November 16, 2021.

The Board has found that the Veteran requires personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on his inability to perform activities of daily living and need for supervision or protection due to symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment. The VA will now evaluate whether participation in the PCAFC program is in the Veteran's best interest.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to notify and assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's reported PTSD stressor. The Veteran is asked to provide evidence from other sources that may corroborate his claim, or inform VA of potential sources of evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, for the entire period on appeal. The Board found that his symptoms more closely approximated a 70 percent rating.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 13, 1999 for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar, major depression, and PTSD). The decision is based on new evidence received within one year of the December 1999 rating decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is a positive nexus between his reported stressor events in service and his current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Board found that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected TBI, which would necessitate hospitalization or other residential institutional care in the absence of such aid.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate notice for an examination and scheduling error prior to the January 2025 rating decision. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is now recharacterized as an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and sinusitis were granted, but he is denied a compensable disability rating for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, GERD, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, and PTSD due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is currently incarcerated and had good cause not to appear at his scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The other conditions are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has determined that there is no credible or persuasive evidence of record to substantiate the occurrence of in-service stressors for PTSD caused by Military Sexual Trauma. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is remanded due to a lack of medical opinion addressing whether the condition pre-existed service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder) have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a link between these conditions and his military service.