PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) — all decisions

The Board granted the Veteran's motion to revise the January 2019 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for a migraine headache condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a current diagnosis and credible supporting evidence of an in-service sexual trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment from December 13, 2006, such that entitlement to a TDIU is warranted from that date.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.

The appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent from June 4, 2015, to July 12, 2022, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, asthma disorder, and Hodgkin's lymphoma to correct a pre-decisional error of the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol and cocaine use disorder was granted an increased initial rating of 100 percent, the schedular maximum. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 24, 2023 for the now-assigned 100 percent rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial disability ratings for PTSD, TBI, and left ulnar nerve damage due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining service treatment records and VA examinations.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a 100 percent rating was dismissed due to lack of legal merit.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for urinary bladder cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The appeal regarding the reduction in the disability rating for service-connected PTSD from 70 percent to 50 percent, effective April 1, 2021, was dismissed due to a full grant of benefits in a subsequent VA Rating Decision.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from August 31, 2023.

The appeals for service connection and initial ratings were dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) being filed more than one year after the November 2022 rating decision.