PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) — all decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for gastrointestinal problems and PTSD, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The issue of a separate evaluation for bulimia nervosa was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to an incomplete record and a need to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD, a higher rating for left shoulder disability, and an earlier effective date for the award of a 20 percent rating for left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder moderate and TBI was granted as of October 22, 2019.

The Board granted an effective date of April 24, 2018, for the increased evaluation of 100 percent for PTSD with MDD and DEA eligibility.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are attributed to the now-service-connected condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with bipolar II disorder, most recent episode depressed, with mixed features to include insomnia disorder from October 26, 2005, to January 30, 2013.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with prolonged grief disorder and denied an effective date prior to November 22, 2022, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service misconduct charge.

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 appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

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 granted an effective date of July 23, 2015, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a 70 percent initial rating.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence and residuals of TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to March 28, 2023.