PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's left and right knee conditions are granted service connection as they first manifested in service.,Service connection for PTSD is denied, but the Veteran has been granted service connection for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 22, 2020 for a permanent 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and TBI. The evidence did not show that the increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the filing of the January 22, 2020 claim.

The Board has granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and has remanded it due to new evidence received since the January 2021 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for hiatal hernia and GERD, as well as an increased rating for PTSD, were denied. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating in either case.

The Veteran's PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling since May 8, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and opioid use disorder are rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied an increase to a higher rating.

Your claim for service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and depression has been dismissed as the RO granted your claim on a direct basis in March 2026.

The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD effective April 3, 2024, and assigned an earlier effective date of August 29, 2024, for allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's claim for DEA benefits and a higher initial rating for bilateral pes planus is denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other service-connected conditions such as lumbar disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, obstructive lung disease, and gastroesophageal reflux.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but the Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent effective from July 2, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and PTSD, is granted. The claim for service connection for a right-hand deformity is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye condition and neck condition are dismissed. Service connection is granted for bilateral shin splints, but the appeal for PTSD and migraine headaches remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining updated VA treatment records and private treatment records from Kaiser or the counselor. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD with traumatic brain injury is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and a lack of VA examinations for all conditions. The claims are now pending with the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, on a secondary basis to her service-connected gout and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition. The evidence did not support a finding that the psychiatric disorders were related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for a separate evaluation of PTSD and an increased rating for TBI with PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a dishonorable discharge during his second period of active duty, which barred him from VA compensation benefits.

The reduction of the disability rating for headaches from 50% to 30% is not proper and is void ab initio. Effective dates are denied for various service connection claims.,Multiple issues related to initial disability ratings, effective dates, and earlier effective dates for higher ratings are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service stressors and that there is no clear evidence of willful misconduct causing his alcohol abuse.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.