PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted on March 1, 2013. The effective date of this grant is set at September 23, 1998.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding his employability due to PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's employment issues related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% disability rating effective April 23, 2021. The right lower extremity neuropathy (formerly reduced sensation) was granted a 60% disability rating effective April 28, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran must be afforded with the proper VA examination and medical etiology opinion.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches as secondary to his PTSD is granted. His PTSD is also rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current VA regulations.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at a 70 percent disability rating, but no higher. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to mootness as the claim has been fully granted in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 19, 2006 for SMC based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities that require regular aid and assistance.

The Board denied service connection for left elbow residuals, acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified trauma disorder/PTSD), low back disability, gastrointestinal disability, and Hepatitis B. The Veteran's claim for hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU/DEA benefits are dismissed due to the submission of a valid Notice of Disagreement within one year of the initial rating decisions. The issues will be addressed under the Legacy appeals system.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease, PTSD, and GERD as they are related to service. The RO must obtain medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits are granted effective October 30, 2019.,PTSD is rated at 50 percent since September 22, 2020. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied, but his claim for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and insomnia) is granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his other service-connected disabilities (tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss) do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for a low back disorder. The Veteran's claims are currently under review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran was not afforded a VA examination or provided adequate medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, kidney disability, tinnitus, hypertension, diverticulitis, bronchitis, asthma, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and Alzheimer's disease are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include back pain, scoliosis, deviated nasal septum, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, PTSD, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was granted a 100% rating from July 1, 2018, to July 5, 2018. The effective date for SMC at the housebound rate is also set as of July 1, 2018.