PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 10, 2013 for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) has been denied as there is no persuasive medical or lay evidence showing he was unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities within one year before the date of his claim.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for service-connected cerebral concussion with dementia and PTSD effective October 12, 2012. The Veteran's symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric, left knee, and headache conditions and his military service. The Veteran's claims for these disabilities are therefore denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since May 31, 2002.

The Board found that the Veteran's character of discharge was a bar to VA benefits due to misconduct involving moral turpitude, but he is not barred from receiving health care benefits for any disability related to his service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and right upper extremity radiculopathy. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety disorder are service-connected, but his lumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities are not. The Board granted a TDIU effective April 1, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from August 1, 2010. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records from the Detroit Vet Center and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of new evidence. The Veteran's claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of stressors and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to service. The TDIU issue will also be considered.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and headaches did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment during the period on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent disabling since June 7, 2006.,Effective March 22, 2017, the Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to verify his claimed in-service stressors and for readjudication of the service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new medical evidence and additional information regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent effective October 20, 2016.,His TDIU claim remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD disability was rated at 50% prior to August 1, 2016. The Board found that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment for the entire increased rating period prior to August 1, 2016.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate her service-connected PTSD and gall bladder disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted due to a diagnosed condition linked to an in-service stressor.