PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD, while remanding claims for hand tremors, allergic rhinitis, headaches, and back condition.

The Board granted an effective date of June 15, 2018, for a 70 percent evaluation of PTSD and the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's severe psychiatric symptoms.

The Board granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for service connection for PTSD based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, GERD, and OSA due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as a temporary total evaluation based on hospitalization, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied a maximum 100 percent disability rating for PTSD but granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and restless leg syndrome. The claim for service connection for right knee strain was granted.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for hypermetropia was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent review selection. The Board granted readjudication of the previously disallowed PTSD claim based on new and relevant evidence.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for chronic back pain, a right fused toe, tendonitis of the left ring finger, and PTSD, memory loss, ADHD, and anxiety.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to June 7, 2019, from the earlier effective date of June 1, 2016, and denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from June 6, 2014, to June 1, 2016.

The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's claimed stressors are adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to the claimed stressors.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD based on the Veteran's symptoms of suicidal ideation, impaired impulse control with periods of violence, and obsessive behaviors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to schedule a new VA examination due to inconsistencies in the previous examination report.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (o) level and a higher level of SMC at the (r)(1) level from December 28, 2017, based on his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal of the proposed disability rating reduction for PTSD was dismissed due to it not constituting an adverse final decision that may be appealed.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with MDD, but no higher.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee conditions, diabetes mellitus Type II, obstructive sleep apnea, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating from April 6, 2020, to June 1, 2022, and a 100 percent disability rating from June 2, 2022, for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder. The effective date for DEA under Chapter 35 and SMC was also granted as of June 2, 2022.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was dismissed as the Veteran's claim had been granted by the agency of original jurisdiction.