BVA Case 210922-186906: PTSD
BVAReal Board of Veterans' Appeals decision · August 27, 2024 · GAYLE STROMMEN
Conditions Claimed
PTSDDepressionBackKneeTinnitusAnkleDiabetesTDIUArthritisHypertension
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
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Issues on Appeal
PTSDDepressionBackKneeTinnitusAnkleDiabetesTDIU
Why It Was Decided This Way
The Board denied the claim of entitlement to TDIU in a December 2016 decision.
Joint Motion), requesting that the Board's decision be vacated and remanded to the extent that the Board found that the Veteran was not entitled to TDIU for the rating period prior to December 12, 2008.
In April 2020, the Board found that the issue of SMC on the basis of housebound status was implicitly raised by the record, and remanded the Veteran's claims on appeal for additional development in April 2020.
Duties to Notify and Assist Neither the Veteran, nor his representative, have raised any issues with the duty to notify or duty to assist.
2016) (applying Scott to a duty to assist argument).
These conditions are not service-connected disabilities for VA purposes.
The Board notes that the Veteran is not service connected for any back or knee disabilities.
131, 138 (2017), "[a]lthough [the Veteran] was not service connected for his depressive disorder prior to December 2008, VA ultimately agreed that this condition was related to his right ankle condition" and thus, "the Board must consider those symptoms in its analysis of whether he was capable of securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, even before the effective date of his award of service connection for depressive disorder.
Authorities Cited
Regulations Cited (38 CFR / 38 USC)
Denial Type
Not Service Connected|Duty To Assist
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