PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2015

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and his PTSD from August 4, 2010 to March 7, 2014 was also rated at 50 percent. The Board found that neither condition warranted a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to verify his claimed stressor event and to determine if service connection can be granted for PTSD, which may impact the secondary claim for IHD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for a 70% or total disability evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, psychotic disorder NOS, depression NOS, adjustment disorder, schizophrenia, impulse control disorder NOS, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to insufficient examination reports.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain outstanding medical records and to schedule VA examinations to determine the current severity of his PTSD with depression and low back disability.

The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating for the period from September 27, 2005 to May 29, 2008 (when his PTSD was rated at 50%), and from May 29, 2008 to June 5, 2014 (when he received a 100% rating for PTSD).

The Veteran's hypertension is not service connected as it did not develop in service or within the first post-service year, and there is no evidence of a link between PTSD and hypertension.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss is not related to his active duty service and may not be presumed as an organic disease of the nervous system. The evidence does not show left ear hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to in-service stressors, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to newly identified VA treatment records from 2010 to present.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and tinnitus, are found to be of such severity as to preclude his participation in any substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for calcification of the left medial collateral ligament was granted, and his TDIU claim was also granted. The combined evaluation for compensation is now at 90 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is productive of symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors during service, and a new VA examination is required to assess any current acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional medical evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since March 26, 2013. The rating agency found that the Veteran experiences occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to his PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for her claims and denied them based on lack of evidence to support her service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board grants a TDIU based on his PTSD.