PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board remands the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and right and left elbow disorders to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and right shoulder strain, and an increased disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of March 13, 2023, for the grant of service connection for female sexual arousal disorder and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ (SMC(k)), but denied initial compensable ratings for hypertension and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, but denied service connection for headaches, left hand disability, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, right foot disability, right arm/shoulder disability, diabetes, and individual unemployability. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches, denied a higher rating for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, and denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for PTSD, chronic left upper quadrant / left chest wall pain, and left atrial enlargement.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the probative evidence showing a valid diagnosis and credible in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for depression, PTSD, Raynaud's disease, a bladder condition, a digestive disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, acne, left hip strain, and left knee strain as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions with an effective date of February 1, 2023, but remanded other issues related to initial disability ratings and new claims.

The Board granted an effective date of February 10, 2022 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating or an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating effective September 6, 2021, due to symptoms more nearly approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but no higher, and dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased ratings of other service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased rating for PTSD and service connection for anxiety.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD prior to April 2, 2024, as the evidence did not show symptoms warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a bladder disability, PTSD, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 6, 2016 to March 21, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral foot disability to obtain additional evidence, including outstanding VA treatment records and private medical records.