PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at a maximum of 100 percent since February 2020, and the Board denied extensions beyond April 1, 2020 and November 1, 2020. The TDIU issue is dismissed as moot due to the existing 100% rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depression and traumatic brain injury is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the July 2020 decision. The rating for headaches secondary to PTSD remains denied.

Your appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD has been dismissed as the issue is considered functionally identical to another docketed appeal.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating of PTSD was denied, and the Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neck, low back, and skin disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder and a TDIU were denied. The Board found that the earliest effective dates are June 11, 2010.,There is no evidence to support an earlier effective date for either claim.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 3, 2022 for a 70% disability rating for PTSD is granted. The claim for an earlier effective date than May 24, 2024 for a 30% disability rating for migraines is denied. The claim for TDIU prior to March 31, 2023 is also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been most closely approximated by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a disability rating of 100 percent from July 13, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's in-service stressor occurred as described, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD (also claimed as anxiety, depression) because new evidence submitted after the January 2025 rating decision was not relevant to his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a qualifying in-service stressor, and the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is found to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and his service-connected psychiatric disorders. The VA will need to obtain additional records, including counseling records, and provide new opinions from a psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD is found to be the cause of his sleep apnea, and he has been granted secondary service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent disabling, effective from March 12, 2020. The rating for PTSD is based on the severity of symptoms and their impact on occupational and social functioning.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral foot conditions, and hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted TDIU based on the combined disability rating of 90%.

The Veteran's request for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board also granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate previously denied claims for service connection of left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for PTSD is remanded due to the need to verify an in-service stressor.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for all issues in the docket, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 15, 2019 for the award of a 100% rating for PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and alcohol use disorder in remission. The grant of this rating renders the issue of entitlement to TDIU moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his service, and the claim for service connection is granted.