PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) — all decisions

The Veteran is granted an effective date of July 26, 2021, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The appeal is dismissed due to res judicata, as the issues were previously adjudicated and are now barred from further review.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with drug and alcohol abuse from April 22, 2015, to June 24, 2019, and a TDIU based on the same condition during that period. The claim for an increased rating beyond 70 percent was denied.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for left Achilles tendonitis and 70 percent for PTSD, as well as a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 16, 2019, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to December 30, 2021.

The Board granted an effective date of November 5, 2021, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 14, 1993 to November 17, 2010.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to not meeting the required service-connected disability criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms and overall impairment more nearly approximate deficiencies in most areas from January 11, 2016 to October 19, 2018, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor disorder and alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding that these conditions originated during active service. The claims for a recurrent sleep disability and a recurrent respiratory disability were remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea, and the initial evaluation for PTSD was increased to 70 percent. Chronic fatigue syndrome was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating, and the claims for increased ratings for PTSD with major depressive disorder, TDIU, and SMC at the housebound rate were either dismissed or granted based on the criteria met.

The motion for reversal or revision of the March 2023 decision that granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with bruxism on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder to schedule a VA examination as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, left ear hearing loss, migraines, and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.