PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD with depression and cognitive residuals of TBI has been granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, throughout the entire appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and persistent depressive disorder. The Veteran's reported in-service stressors are found to be credible and consistent with his service, leading to a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for burn scars of the left leg and groin is granted. The case is remanded for further examination to determine if additional disabling effects warrant a separate compensable rating, and for new examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD with major depressive disorder and mild neurocognitive disorder, as well as TBI residuals.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The AOJ is instructed to obtain VA treatment records from 2016 to the present and reevaluate the new and material evidence claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case as a result.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding her PTSD and left 3rd finger condition claims, including obtaining information about stressor events and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The effective date remains at August 26, 2013.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from December 1, 2008 to November 21, 2014, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to August 27, 2019 and from November 1, 2019 onward. The Board granted a TDIU for these periods.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder is granted as secondary to sleep apnea, and a rating of 70% is granted for the period beginning February 3, 2021.

The Veteran's appeals for Traumatic Brain Injury and TDIU were dismissed due to the Veteran requesting to withdraw his appeal.,The remaining issues of service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability, low back disability, gastric disorder, neck disability, and right upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, is at least as likely as not related to service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from December 8, 2020. The issue of service connection for IBS due to Gulf War Illness remains pending and must be remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral shoulders, migraines (including as due to service-connected fibromyalgia, PTSD and IBS), a respiratory disorder (sinusitis), rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected fibromyalgia, and rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other psychiatric disorders. The issues of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being addressed.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive features is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition. The TDIU issue is also being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the PTSD rating issue.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression was previously denied in an April 2001 rating decision. The claim has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, further records development is needed before a final determination can be made.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an increased rating of 30 percent, effective from January 28, 2014. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD has been granted a 70 percent rating effective November 3, 2015. The evidence shows difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances and other symptoms consistent with a 70 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is due to his military service. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is granted.