PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since May 5, 2008 and is granted.

The Board found no credible evidence to support the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorders.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA medical examination to assess the current nature of his PTSD, including symptoms such as irritability, anger, impaired impulse control, delusions, hallucinations, and suicidal ideation. The case will be readjudicated after this.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from December 8, 2005 to January 20, 2010.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records and service treatment records. The Board will then re-adjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his psychiatric diagnosis and a new VA examination regarding erectile dysfunction. The issues on appeal include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, initial disability ratings for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened and granted effective January 13, 2006. The effective date of the grant of service connection was set at January 4, 2007.

The Veteran is service connected for PTSD, rated at 70 percent since August 16, 2001. He last worked in October 2001 as a supply clerk.,Due to his psychiatric condition, the VA clinician concluded that he is permanently and totally disabled from consistent gainful employment due to his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU for PTSD remains in appellate status, with the RO having granted a 70 percent rating effective July 27, 2012. The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for his TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has been withdrawn by his authorized representative.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his psychiatric impairments, and the Board finds that a TDIU is warranted.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the stressors related to his claimed conditions and to obtain supporting medical documentation from SSA.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining outpatient psychiatric treatment records and a supplemental medical opinion regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and referral to the VA Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as the RO found that his acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD did not warrant a higher than 30 percent rating for the period from June 29, 1981, to November 2, 2003. Service connection for basal cell carcinoma and malignant neoplasm of the anal canal was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, is etiologically related to his active service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at a 70 percent rating, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.