PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of this claim. However, further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and PTSD, as well as the claim for TDIU due to a lack of sufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating effective December 13, 2020. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 13, 2020 is remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of hemorrhoids and hearing loss, and granted service connection for PTSD. The lumbar spine disability appeal is remanded.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD throughout the appeal period, finding that it causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD requires regular aid and attendance, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need of aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, but he is entitled to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from September 15, 2014.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to new evidence received after the initial hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a right eye disability are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to appear for an examination and requests that a new examination be scheduled to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to issues with causation and aggravation of obesity by PTSD, which is already service-connected. The case will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete STRs and inadequately developed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information on when the Veteran's TDIU should have been granted. The issue is now back before the Board and will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, prior to December 20, 2021. A TDIU was granted effective August 15, 2015, and SMC at the housebound rate was granted from August 21, 2015.

The Veteran's TBI and PTSD conditions are currently evaluated together. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to differentiate between the severity of each condition, as well as to assess their impact on his employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to September 18, 2017 and denied for a higher rating. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 70% disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, Seizure Disorder, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition, and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD, Sleep Disturbances, and Anxiety). The decision also denied service connection for Psoriasis.,There was no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted after the May 2021 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The case will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is found to be related to his reported in-service stressor, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a headache disability is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD.