PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to cause or aggravate his obstructive sleep apnea. His PTSD symptoms are currently rated at 50 percent, and he has been granted TDIU status since November 1, 2017.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent rating effective from December 9, 2021. The Board found that the evidence showed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as chronic sleep impairment, depressed mood, suspiciousness, impaired judgment, and disturbances of motivation and mood.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressors, which are necessary for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not singly render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation before June 24, 2020. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU based on his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and TDIU ratings due to insufficient recent medical records, particularly mental health treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide these records or have them obtained by VA.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a cervical spine disorder. The claims are being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the current condition.,Service connection was also denied for a joint condition (fibromyalgia), vertigo, sinus condition, headache condition (migraines), and gastrointestinal disability (GERD and hiatal hernia).

The Veteran's right leg surgical scar has been granted a 10% disability rating for the entire initial rating period on appeal.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted for the entire rating period prior to January 4, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's PTSD is related to service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the evaluation of PTSD and back disability before a decision was made.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, since May 3, 2011. A new VA examination is needed due to the passage of time and changes in symptoms.

The Board has expanded the scope of the Veteran's claim to include a psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding any diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence showing a link between the appellant's claimed in-service personal assault and her current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the January 2010 decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error in denying earlier effective dates for service connection for the Veteran's conditions. The deck logs from the USS Taylor, which were associated with his file after the original claims had been decided, did not trigger reconsideration of the original decisions as they were not part of the basis for the initial grants of service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an increased rating to 70 percent, but the issue of entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with anxiety and a 50 percent rating for migraines, effective July 19, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol and cannabis use disorders is rated at 70 percent since March 28, 2018. The rating will increase to 100 percent effective December 9, 2021.

The Board has found that new evidence has been added to the record and must be considered, including VA examinations for PTSD and VA treatment records. The claim is being remanded so that the AOJ may consider this new evidence prior to a decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The Veteran's claims are based on a claimed in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a separate diagnosed psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to insufficient evidence.