PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, are found to be related to service. The Board grants service connection for the Veteran's major depressive disorder.

The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. Therefore, TDIU is denied.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective March 3, 2008.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU effective June 4, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment. He also meets criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection and rated at 50 percent disabling effective July 31, 1995. The rating for PTSD has been increased to 70 percent effective December 17, 2010.,Coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was granted service connection and rated at 30 percent disabling effective August 31, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since October 28, 2010. The Board found that the current level of impairment warrants a rating of 50 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's service connection claim for left ear hearing loss. For his PTSD, the Board finds that additional development is needed as there was no recent VA examination to evaluate the severity of his disability.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 20, 2005.

The Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder that was incurred in, or is otherwise the result of, his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the claim for an earlier effective date remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 50 percent since May 10, 2010. The VA Board has determined that the current rating adequately reflects his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, while his claim for a general acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD was denied. The decision is mixed as it addresses both issues.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for PTSD and TDIU have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is not shown to be of such nature and severity so as to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, has been rated at 70 percent for the entire appeal period. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or any link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the PTSD rating and TDIU award have been denied as his appeals were withdrawn in July 2008, making them final. The October 2006 decision granting service connection for PTSD is not subject to revision due to clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and to clarify which issues from the January 2009 notice of disagreement were intended to be appealed.