PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, and skin rash disabilities render him unemployable due to their impact on his ability to work in any field.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not result in the need for aid and attendance of another person, as she can perform most activities of daily living with assistance when needed.

The Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection to PTSD was granted, and she is now entitled to service connection for PTSD. The rating for tonsillectomy with pharyngeal pain and the rating for GERD are remanded due to new evidence indicating possible worsening of symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disabilities and skin cancer. The examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military sexual trauma in service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for eczema of the bilateral lower extremities was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to May 21, 2019, was also denied.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to September 8, 2011.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for SMC based on TDIU since he is not unemployable due to a single service-connected disability.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for left (non-dominant) 5th digit impairment was denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to support reopening the claim. Service connection for PTSD, rhinitis, sinusitis, and a left lower extremity scar were remanded due to issues with rating decisions.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 23, 2015, for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder was denied.,New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen claims for service connection for throat infection (claimed as allergies), PTSD, lumbar spine disability, frostbite residuals of the right hand, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent initial evaluation, but not in excess thereof. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to April 12, 2022 was rated at 50 percent due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.,From April 12, 2022, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent due to deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and psychotic disorder NOS. The decision found no evidence of current disabilities or valid diagnoses related to service.

The Veteran's initial claim for PTSD was denied, and the rating for unspecified depressive disorder with PTSD was initially granted at 30% prior to November 5, 2019. The appeal is now focused on whether a higher rating should be assigned from that date forward.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new VA evidence being uploaded into his claims folder since the last adjudication.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and service connection for PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the disease prior to death and the nature of the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The DIC claim is denied as the Veteran was not rated totally disabled for at least 10 years prior to death. The cause of death remanded due to insufficient evidence on whether service-connected PTSD contributed to death.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to November 8, 2005 was denied as he did not meet the minimum schedular requirements for consideration of a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than March 19, 1999, for service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder due to a lack of evidence showing any prior claims for benefits related to these conditions.