PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 11, 2004 is granted as it was his initial request for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran was granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service connected disorders from June 2, 2009 to March 6, 2013. The issue of entitlement to this benefit for any periods prior to June 2, 2009 remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board videoconference hearing and issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding his hepatitis C and PTSD initial rating issues.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% rating. The diabetes mellitus type II has not met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and VA records.

The Veteran seeks service connection for depression and PTSD. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the relationship between his current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since January 23, 2012, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD with associated dysthymia and panic has been rated as 70 percent disabling since February 27, 2007.,Since February 27, 2007, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from the Savannah Vet Center and considering the claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board videoconference hearing to address his claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to the service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge. The issues include reopening claims for various conditions, but the status of some claims and service connection theory are unknown.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the appellant's claims, including those regarding service connection. The character of discharge issue is also being addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment prior to May 17, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his Parkinson's disease. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders and sleep disorder are also being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and sleep apnea were denied as he did not have these conditions during the appeal period. The claim for TDIU was also denied due to lack of any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated as noncompensably disabling from March 21, 2002 to April 13, 2003 and as 30 percent disabling since then. The rating of 30 percent is granted.

The Veteran's death was caused by alcohol abuse, which is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent since April 1, 2014 and has been granted a higher rating of 50 percent as of September 16, 2015.,Prior to September 16, 2015, the Veteran's PTSD was found to cause occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The current effective date is September 16, 2015.