PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of November 20, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, to include on the basis of sexual dysfunction, due to a pre-decisional error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder to include anxiety) based on evidence showing the condition began in service and has persisted since that time.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's claimed condition was less likely as not incurred in or caused by service.

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a single service-connected disability, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.

The Board granted an effective date of January 15, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and scars related to the left eyebrow and hand/forearm.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and denied increased ratings, except for a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD to obtain a medical opinion on the earliest manifestation of the Veteran's now service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and remanded the claim for a recurrent left lower leg disability, to include chronic lymphedema.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service stressor of being near exploding mortars while deployed to Afghanistan.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, as well as left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the appeal as to the timeliness of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for the May 2018 rating decision, which did not receive a valid NOD within one year.

The Board dismissed the appeals for compensation for migraines, PTSD, and service connection for tinnitus due to lack of jurisdiction over deferred rating decisions.

The Board denied service connection for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, a recurrent psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a recurring headache disability for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was dismissed as untimely, and the claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied due to a lack of evidence supporting a current disability.