PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 8, 2009.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a rating of 70 percent from June 15, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds it unnecessary to refer this claim to the Director for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since February 8, 2008. The rating is based on the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a DRO hearing and obtaining VA treatment records. The issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU will be re-adjudicated after the additional development.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant's representative before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Veteran was granted presumptive service connection for conditions due to exposure to herbicides, including Agent Orange.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the nature and likely etiology of his psychiatric disabilities, including whether they are related to service or caused by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left eye scar. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed again with additional development, including verification of stressor events.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied because he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and other psychiatric conditions are service-connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a disability rating of 70 percent from November 12, 2009 to September 7, 2016. The Veteran's hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were both found not to warrant compensable ratings.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU from March 5, 2010 due to his service-connected PTSD and is individually unemployable by reason of these disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and lumbar degenerative changes, collectively preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating prior to June 14, 2016.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn all pending appeals, including the ones related to PTSD, dermatosis, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and chronic bronchitis.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal of service connection for sleep apnea due to withdrawal by his attorney. The rating for bilateral pes planus remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of her claims for service connection for left knee total replacement as secondary to a service-connected disability, and for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to sexual harassment.