PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD, major depressive disorder, and TBI are found to have originated during active service due to military sexual trauma. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's sinus headaches are being remanded for further evaluation. The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, status post septoplasty, and denied higher ratings. TDIU is granted beginning April 6, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms of occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is granted a 70% disability rating, and service connection for individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 6, 2016 is granted. The compensable rating for malaria is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,A 10 percent disability rating for an epidermal cyst prior to April 23, 2019 has been granted.,A disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residual status post epidermal cyst excision scar is denied.,The Veteran's lichen simplex chronicus was rated as noncompensable before October 15, 2020 and at 10 percent thereafter. The claim for a higher rating remains pending.,TDIU has been denied based on the evidence not showing total occupational and social impairment due to service-connected disabilities.,Left shoulder degenerative arthritis with impingement syndrome and partial rotator cuff tear is rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Left knee degenerative arthritis remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to an in-service training accident where he experienced a near drowning incident. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70% disability rating for PTSD is denied. The claim for a higher disability rating and TDIU remains denied.

The Veteran is granted service connection for PTSD effective from December 22, 2016. The Board found that the Veteran was entitled to this benefit as of that date due to continuous pursuit of his claim.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU was granted, resulting in past-due benefits. The appellant is eligible to attorney fees based on this grant of benefits.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50 percent evaluation, while the right shoulder disorder remains at 30 percent. The case is remanded for further examination of the right shoulder.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a verified in-service stressor, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD. Her PTSD rating remains at 50 percent, and the issue of TDIU has been dismissed due to mootness.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which represents the highest rating available under the General Rating Formula for Psychiatric Disabilities. The Board found that his symptoms most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability without occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD prior to May 14, 2018 and granted a 70% rating thereafter. The January 2021 AOJ decision implementing this was not appealable as it did not address the merits of the December 2020 Board decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform daily activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing, and attending to personal hygiene needs. The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms did not more closely approximate a higher rating.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the claim for a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is currently rated at 30 percent, and the claim for an increased rating to 60 percent is denied.,The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is currently rated at 50 percent, but he contends that a higher rating of 100 percent is warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to March 7, 2013 did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent. From May 1, 2013, his PTSD warranted a 70 percent disability rating.