PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, which renders the issue of eligibility for treatment for psychosis or mental illness moot.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is rated at 50% from August 5, 2019. This rating reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to April 5, 2011 due to his service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus resulting in unemployability.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran's attorney withdrew it in December 2020, stating they wished to no longer contest the calculation of past-due benefits owed.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating from December 5, 2012 to September 8, 2015. The VA has remanded the cases for cervical disorder, low back disorder, and blood disorder claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and for erectile dysfunction due to a lack of credible supporting evidence regarding the Veteran's reported military sexual assault during service. The most probative evidence did not establish that his current psychiatric disabilities were incurred in or are otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for increased disability ratings for PTSD prior to May 9, 2016 and from May 9, 2016 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to October 16, 2019, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of PTSD were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran is granted TDIU for his service-connected disabilities prior to May 26, 2020 and TDIU solely due to PTSD beginning May 26, 2020. SMC at the housebound rate is also granted starting from May 26, 2020.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD and remanded for further action due to outstanding VA records and need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since April 14, 2014. The Board found that his symptoms from this date onward meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability was denied.,PTSD with alcohol use disorder received initial ratings of 30% prior to December 11, 2019 and 70% from that date.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to a motorcycle accident, and the Board granted service connection for the cause of his death based on his service-connected PTSD.,Nonservice-connected death pension benefits were dismissed as there was no pending claim at the time of the Veteran’s death.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to have resulted from in-service stressors related to fear of hostile military activity, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected right foot disability is found to have proximately caused his back disability. The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, but the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder) and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD after September 19, 2019 is being remanded due to the need for further development and evaluation.