PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 2, 2009 to March 25, 2012 and since June 1, 2012. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU during this period.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of PTSD prior to March 12, 2019 has been withdrawn by the Veteran. As a result, this issue is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified insomnia disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the VA's duty to assist and an inadequate statement of reasons and bases. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, DM, PN in both lower and upper extremities, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral blindness and PTSD, rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to dress, bathe, feed himself, or protect himself from hazards. The Board found that the Veteran required aid and attendance throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU, rendering moot his claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and IHD.,The Veteran's service-connected hypertension has been granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The right shoulder trauma claim is granted, while other psychiatric, back, knee, and neck disorders remain pending.

The Board dismissed the appeals for higher ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain with trace retrolisthesis at L3, L4, and L4-5 and segmental instability (low back disability) as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for PTSD and Sleep Apnea require further development due to incomplete verification of stressor events, and a need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and any new diagnoses.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of a disability meeting VA criteria. The appeal regarding PTSD is remanded as there are insufficient records to corroborate the claimed in-service assault and stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% since June 12, 2020. He is granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that her in-service stressor events were not valid for VA purposes and thus could not be etiologically related to those events. The Veteran was diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, during the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to September 4, 2018 and then increased to 70 percent effective November 20, 2020. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating for any period.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling a gout examination, and determining whether the Veteran's October 2004 correspondence constituted a valid Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at the maximum disability ratings, but he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal regarding an effective date prior to September 9, 2020 for the award of service connection for PTSD with alcohol-induced dementia was granted. The issue will be addressed in an AOJ rating decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to verify the Veteran's reported stressors, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran needs to be contacted for clarification and additional details regarding their stressor events.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition and erectile dysfunction was denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 100 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD with Bipolar disorder) was granted.