PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the regular need for the aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD and other disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and ensure all relevant records are obtained.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective April 11, 2024. The claims for service connection for panic disorder and PTSD were denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected left forehead scar but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee osteoarthritis, and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 15, 2008, but no earlier, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) for aid and attendance is granted.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent and 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depressive disorder, trauma and stressor related disorder, personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a mental disorder and PTSD.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right lower extremity (femoral nerve) radiculopathy and granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher, for the same condition. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder, alcohol and cocaine dependence.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted a 70 percent rating effective March 22, 2023. The other claims are remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right shoulder disability (recurrent dislocation), insomnia, major depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, it granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease, lumbosacral strain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on a verified combat stressor and a private medical opinion. The claim for headaches was remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, respectively.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) precludes him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted an effective date of July 30, 2021 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's challenge to the adequacy of the September 2020 VA PTSD examination and to consider additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and sinusitis, while denying service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, dysmenorrhea, eating disorder, right foot disorder, and other conditions.