PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and foot disabilities. The claim for NSC pension benefits was dismissed as moot due to a higher disability rating.

The Board remands the case to correct an AOJ error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied a higher rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and bipolar II disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a more severe disability rating.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health issues are at least as likely as not related to anxiety experienced during his military service.

The appeal of the proposal to decrease the evaluation of service-connected PTSD is dismissed, and higher ratings for left hip tendinopathy are denied.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent initial rating, eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was granted effective December 3, 2020, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate was granted effective November 8, 2022. The TDIU claim was denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for claims related to an increased rating and service connection, as well as lack of jurisdiction over a previously granted claim for sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment income during the period on appeal.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for congestive heart failure and PTSD, granted a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, and granted special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for service-connected PTSD with bruxism, to include consideration of a separate rating for headaches, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating greater than 50 percent prior to May 31, 2024 and 70 percent thereafter for PTSD due to missing mental health treatment records from April 2024.

The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted earlier effective dates for service connection of scars, but denied an earlier effective date for individual unemployability.

The appeal for increased ratings for PTSD, supraventricular tachycardia, and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran through her authorized representative.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD due to MST as an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was also denied as the Veteran's statements were found not credible.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 2, 2022.