PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is granted a 70% rating prior to February 24, 2022. A higher rating for the condition since that date and service connection for a respiratory condition are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating for the periods prior to April 21, 2015 and from September 21, 2015. A TDIU is granted as of June 4, 2008.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and service personnel records that need to be obtained. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with intermittent major depressive episodes and anxious distress, is being reviewed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, vision, severe burn injury, ALS. Therefore, the claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient reasoning in the June 2022 VA medical opinion regarding secondary service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent since January 23, 2003 and a TDIU for the period prior to May 25, 2010 is granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety/depression, due to the lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors/events. The Veteran's reported stressors were not corroborated by official military records or service department research.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 30 percent rating prior to May 12, 2009 and at a 50 percent rating from May 20, 2020. The TDIU claim for the period after May 20, 2020 is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a left ankle disability, and a lumbar spine disability. The cervical spine disability is also granted as secondary to the lumbar spine disability. However, the cervical spine issue remains pending due to its inextricability with the lumbar spine issue.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because there is insufficient information about the Veteran's employment history and earnings. The Veteran needs to provide details from his last employer.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, effective September 27, 2011. The Board remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability, special adapted housing, and special home adaptation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU effective April 4, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD with drug addiction, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension is dismissed. PTSD and alcohol and substance abuse disorders are granted service connection, as well as erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's lumbar strain, left knee patellar tendonitis, right knee patellar tendonitis, GERD, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and tinea pedis with onychomycosis are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for PTSD with MDD are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service records and provide a new VA medical opinion regarding her psychiatric diagnoses.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records. The issues of rating PTSD, left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes planus, recurrent thrombosis of the left lower extremity deep vessels, and hypertension are all being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity due to lack of medical evidence linking current symptoms to in-service stressors or conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is in need of such assistance.