PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2016

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an adequate opinion on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's PTSD has been characterized by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but not deficiencies in most areas including work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board finds that the disability picture more closely approximates a 50 percent rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the issues have therefore been dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 22, 2011, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The issues of entitlement to increases in the 'staged' ratings assigned for PTSD and TDIU remain unresolved as they are not adjudicated by the AOJ. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to SMP based on need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% since April 14, 2006. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on a verified in-service stressor and valid medical diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating. The TDIU claim was also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 100 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum available rating. The Board finds that he does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating due to his symptoms and functional impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest schedular rating available, due to significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in severe impairment in relationships and employability since January 26, 1994. He meets the schedular threshold criteria for a TDIU throughout the appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD is related to his service, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has caused unemployability for the entire period on appeal, and he is granted a TDIU effective from September 2008.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his service connection for shrapnel wound of the left shoulder, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from April 14, 2012 to April 15, 2012 at Ocala Regional Medical Center were denied as prior authorization was not obtained and the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.

The Board has granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Migraine Headaches.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and to a TDIU due exclusively to service-connected PTSD are dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to March 14, 2012 was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.