PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, back, left knee, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, have precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain a vocational opinion considering all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, or financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU on schedular basis.

The Veteran's lumbar spine DDD rating is restored to 40 percent effective September 3, 2021. A TDIU and PTSD/bipolar disorder ratings are denied. The Veteran also receives eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU. The lower back disability remains remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's stomach ulcers are granted service connection and rated at 50% effective January 1, 2019.,The Veteran's migraines are granted an initial 30% rating effective September 23, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and prostatitis are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in the prior decisions.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective February 28, 2014. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date for these benefits is February 28, 2014, when it was factually ascertainable that the Veteran became unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea, migraines, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, and posttraumatic stress disorder has been granted with an effective date of October 14, 2019.,An initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's service connection for a headache disability, sinusitis, and CFS has been granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for CFS is July 18, 2019. A TDIU issue prior to this date is moot due to the concurrent grant of a 100% rating for CFS.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea syndromes, and headaches under Chapter 17 of title 38 U.S.C. due to the appellant's discharge from active duty under other than honorable conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and GAD, and TBI due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective January 27, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran met the schedular criteria for a TDIU and his last day of full-time employment was November 19, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of GERD and PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective dates allowed by law are May 1, 2021, for GERD, and January 6, 2021, for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD due to potential errors in obtaining relevant medical records, including SSA disability records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on reported harassment during service.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder with cocaine use disorder and alcohol use disorder are rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The appeal is denied as there is no evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 16, 2018, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted. The effective date is based on the date VA received his completed Supplemental Claim form.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints has been dismissed as the appeal was not timely filed. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left foot condition are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for migraines was also denied.