PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeals of service connection claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to the death of the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's headache disorder is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's mantel cell leukemia is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder) is granted as service-connected on a secondary basis to his service-connected mantel cell leukemia.,Service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to a disagreement with the July 2018 rating decision. The JMR noted that the Veteran’s participation in a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program prior to January 1, 2018 may have reflected marginal employment or a protected work environment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective October 15, 2018. The SMC based on housebound status claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and TDIU due to insufficient development and adjudication.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to September 28, 2015. Therefore, the claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD in excess of 50 percent prior to that date is denied.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for chronic adjustment disorder with PTSD prior to February 18, 2020. The decision also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective from May 29, 2015. The Veteran's Sarcoidosis claim was also granted in a November 2016 decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to August 10, 2012. The claim for a higher rating and TDIU prior to this date was granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran was also granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected, and the TDIU claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis under DSM-5 criteria.,Service connection for DD was granted based on the secondary theory of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran was found not to have established a current psychiatric diagnosis, with the most persuasive evidence being the August 2020 VA examination report.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD) is granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent prior to April 16, 2016. It was then increased to 30 percent from April 16, 2016 through August 28, 2017 and to 70 percent since August 29, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in a previous VA opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The examiner is requested to provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to military sexual trauma or service.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection of tinnitus and PTSD due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression, insomnia disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service stressors from service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, a prior effective date for service connection of PTSD, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.