PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder were granted a 70% rating effective August 12, 2020.

The Board has identified a contradiction in the AOJ's determinations regarding the Veteran's need for aid and assistance, which requires clarification. The remanded issues are entitlement to SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another and on the basis of statutory housebound status.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.

Your appeals to the April 2024 and October 2024 decisions for PTSD, hypertension, and tinnitus have been dismissed as untimely.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rating from 50% to 30% effective December 29, 2025 was not proper and restored the original 50% rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, asthma, and foot conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history throughout the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the Veteran's only diagnosed condition is alcohol use disorder. The Board also found that service connection cannot be granted due to willful misconduct.

The Board found that the Appellant was insane at the time of his misconduct leading to discharge, lifting any bars to benefits. Therefore, he is entitled to receive VA benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric disabilities, arrhythmia, cardiac amyloidosis, and CAD/arteriosclerotic heart disease are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 100 percent, effective February 6, 2014. The Board also granted earlier effective dates for DEA benefits.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found the VA audiological examination inadequate for adjudicative purposes and remanded for an adequate VA audiological examination to determine if the Veteran has bilateral hearing loss. Service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression is also remanded as there are insufficient competent medical evidence on file.

The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claim for PTSD and multiple other conditions is dismissed due to a procedural defect. The Veteran's authorized representative at the time the appeal was submitted did not have the authority to file the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder is granted, while the claim for PTSD remains denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence and in-service stressor confirmation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder with Insomnia Disorder, was granted. The effective date is set at October 25, 2022.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to a failure to fulfill its duty to assist by not researching records pertinent to the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating effective August 8, 2018.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to June 30, 2019, and 70 percent thereafter. The Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent for the period from June 30, 2019, to September 26, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand several cases related to the Veteran's PTSD, asthma, and other conditions. The issues include increased disability ratings for PTSD and asthma, as well as effective date determinations.