PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted an effective date of December 15, 2018 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to PTSD. The Veteran's income was above the poverty threshold levels and he did not work in a protected environment before this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's mental disorder is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating. A higher rating is not warranted due to the presence of some symptoms listed for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal regarding her competency to manage VA benefits is dismissed. The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities, particularly PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further consideration of the Veteran's earlier effective date claim and his increased rating claim, taking into account new evidence from April 16, April 17, and May 2, 2013.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, and depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent. The appeal for a higher initial rating for the psychiatric disorder has been denied. The Veteran was granted entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is seeking an effective date prior to September 21, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The Board has remanded this issue due to incomplete records.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD, finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravates his OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to revise a January 2016 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because there was no CUE in the decision. The evidence showed the Veteran had PTSD based on his reported in-service stressors, but the RO did not err in requiring corroboration of these stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis and post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is at least a 50% likelihood of causation.

Your claim for PTSD has already been granted, and you are now receiving full benefits. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of his claim in June 16, 2019. This rating reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a VA opinion and the need for an addendum.

Your claims for service connection have been dismissed as the Veteran's appeal is concurrent with his Higher-Level Review request.

The appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety is dismissed as his PTSD, claimed as anxiety disorder, has been granted. The Board also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate condition, hypertension, chronic headaches, ED, GERD, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, skin condition (melanoma of neck and face), back disability, left ankle injury, right ankle disability, and right shoulder disability due to a duty to assist error.,The Veteran's service connection claims are remanded as the Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are required to determine whether these claimed disabilities are etiologically related to his active service or other service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder. The reasons include the need to obtain VA treatment records from the period on appeal.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from November 10, 2014 due to his service-connected PTSD and CAD. The decision is based on the evidence showing that he could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of this date.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of January 3, 2018, for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD is dismissed as it constitutes a freestanding claim and there are no valid freestanding earlier effective date claims.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted with an effective date of January 8, 2015.