PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

Service connection for a left knee disability is dismissed.,Service connection for headaches is granted. Service connection for back, dental, neck, and psychiatric disabilities (PTSD and anxiety) are denied.,Entitlement to service connection for right knee disability remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may support his contention. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current symptoms and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in balance with regard to whether the Veteran's PTSD is related to her military sexual trauma (MST) during service. The decision resolves any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder with moderate anxiety, finding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are at least as likely as not related to her military sexual trauma during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder and cocaine use disorder in remission is denied as it is not factually ascertainable that the condition warranted such a rating prior to January 28, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a more comprehensive one is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD. The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring VA to obtain medical examinations and opinions regarding his psychiatric disorders, prostate condition, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's TBI rating was restored to 70 percent, effective July 1, 2021. A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted, effective November 30, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating prior to February 4, 2020. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, infertility, osteopenia, and breast cancer are being remanded due to the need for further development.,Entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied service connection for PTSD. The claim for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment for the period from June 28, 2008, to July 10, 2016. For the period from July 11, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology resulting in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches prevented him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation since May 29, 2007.,Special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is granted due to the Veteran's single service-connected disability rated at 100% (headaches) and additional service-connected PTSD independently rated at 60% or more.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD is granted. The case is remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding his left elbow disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine was granted effective December 30, 2019.,PTSD benefits were not granted earlier than December 3, 2019.

The Veteran's attorney, R.J.L., received a direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a June 2024 rating decision. The appeal is dismissed as moot because the award has already been made.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was denied. Claims for increased ratings of lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic and femoral nerves were withdrawn and dismissed.

The reduction of the Veteran's low back disability rating from 20% to 10%, effective February 8, 2021 was improper. The appeal for restoration of the 20% rating is granted. The Veteran's PTSD remains rated at 50%.