PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to January 10, 2022 and denied a higher rating.,Effective as of January 10, 2022, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent but still denied a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, and bilateral foot disorder due to lack of medical evidence addressing these conditions during service. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is denied as there was no effective date prior to May 18, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to comply with previous remand directives and outstanding information regarding the Veteran's in-service stressor event.

The appeal of the depression claim is dismissed as it has been granted in full. The PTSD claim is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD (anxiety and depression), but denied service connection for PTSD. The right knee, hypertension, sleep disorder, and gastrointestinal disorders remain under consideration.

The Board has detected a procedural defect in the matter and remands it for the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient explanation of secondary service connection for PTSD and OSA, as well as issues related to TDIU. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 60 percent disability rating effective July 13, 2010. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for OSA and TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has found that his symptoms more closely approximate reduced reliability and productivity. The case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus disability and has assigned a 70 percent rating for PTSD, effective from March 22, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss on a presumptive basis. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and clarification of the Appellant's condition prior to her eighteenth birthday.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent evaluation, effective April 1, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another individual, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU. The appeal for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head injury (now claimed as traumatic brain injury) and an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of TBI, and the Veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to be less than severe enough to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another individual, thus SMC based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore a 70% disability evaluation for PTSD, finding that his symptoms had improved and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the VA not providing the Veteran with an adequate medical opinion regarding his PTSD claim. Therefore, the claims for service connection for PTSD and related issues are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent and renders him unable to maintain regular substantially gainful employment.