PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2016

The Veteran's current PTSD with depression had its onset during combat service, and the Board finds that the criteria for service connection are met.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA psychiatric examination and consideration of his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by psychiatric symptoms causing occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas but not total occupational and social impairment. The Veteran meets the criteria for a higher 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating. The Veteran is also entitled to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for left knee strain is dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and service personnel records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and depression.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is unrelated to service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, was found to be incurred during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD is dismissed. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a TBI and erectile dysfunction are granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and issuing a Statement of the Case on his claim for SMC based on need for aid and attendance. The PTSD increased rating claim will also be readjudicated.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of corroborated in-service stressor and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as the current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development regarding his eligibility to substitute in the case, and then for readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reopening his previously denied service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last denial was not considered new and material.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for additional information regarding his employment history and a VA medical opinion evaluating the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the schedular criteria. The Board has granted a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at a 50 percent disability rating, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia was denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and the evidence does not support a finding that it is related to her military service or her service-connected PTSD with MDD. For the entire period on appeal, the occupational and social impairment from PTSD more nearly approximated deficiencies in most areas; total occupational and social impairment has not been shown.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 9, 1992, for the grant of service connection for PTSD has been granted and his disability rating for PTSD is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and disc herniation, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment for the period from June 16, 2004, to November 13, 2005. His disability rating for his lumbar spine condition is 40 percent on an extraschedular basis.