PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder and depression with anxious distress are granted as related to military sexual trauma during inactive duty for training.,An effective date of August 10, 2016, is granted for service connection of left sciatic radiculopathy.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining records from the Lancaster Vet Center and private mental health professionals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will now consider the merits of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, leading to the grant of SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia and alcohol use disorder caused his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is rated at 70 percent. The severity, frequency, and duration of the symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has found the eligibility determination for PCAFC enrollment to be legally inadequate and remanded for a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the criteria for eligibility as set forth in VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a ventral hernia is denied. The extension beyond December 31, 2019, of a temporary total rating (TTR) based on hospitalization for PTSD is also denied. A rating in excess of 70% for PTSD from January 1, 2020 to November 6, 2025 is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) has been granted service connection, with the in-service stressor involving a hit on the head during Octoberfest. Headaches have also been granted an initial 30 percent rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once per month.,Service connection for traumatic brain injury and neck disability is pending as remanded issues.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was denied because there is no evidence of an increase in disability severity prior to September 19, 2022, and the effective date cannot be earlier than that.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right knee meniscal tear, and IBS, have rendered him unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful employment from May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. The Board finds that the evidence is in balance, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 5, 2022 for the award of SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance. However, the case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and opinions regarding the Veteran's need for higher-level care.

The Board has denied service connection for treatment purposes only for PTSD and remanded the claim of service connection for treatment purposes only for HIV.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, should be remanded due to a failure to verify a stressor related to the death of his two best friends in Iraq. The AOJ needs to develop this stressor.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD, effective from June 30, 2022. The criteria for this rating have been met based on the severity and frequency of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder and insomnia.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for an increased PTSD rating from January 20, 2006 to August 27, 2013 was granted. The effective date of the increased rating is set at August 27, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity in Vietnam, and his alcohol use disorder is due to his PTSD. Service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes type II as secondary to a service-connected disability and an initial 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder, subject to the regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.