PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Major Depression due to incomplete records, including VA treatment records from August 2010 onwards and private medical records from Dr. E.H.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that he did not have total social and occupational impairment due to his PTSD. Therefore, a higher rating of 100 percent was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma and hemoptysis, sleep apnea, and PTSD due to lack of medical opinions linking these conditions to his military service or claimed exposures. The Veteran is also asked to provide more details about any personal assault stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted. The Veteran now has a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD, which is considered new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issues of initial rating for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and TDIU due to new evidence received since the August 2009 denial.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with psychotic disorder, NOS and alcohol abuse is denied as there was no prior communication or intent to file a claim before August 9, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been denied due to his failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled DRO hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but a higher rating of 70 percent is granted.,The Veteran also receives a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Veteran's right foot disabilities of plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia are granted service connection. The Veteran's increased disability rating for the nasoseptal deformity due to residuals of a shell fragment wound is denied as it has already been assigned the maximum 10 percent schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6502. Other issues on appeal, including those related to facial scarring and PTSD, are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and GERD as the evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are remanded due to insufficient evidence of current disability severity, including lack of recent VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability starting from March 1, 2009. Effective date for TDIU is set at March 1, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, an increased rating for PTSD, and a prior effective date for PTSD are being remanded due to unclear appeal status.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 28, 2014 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer, PTSD, and a sleep disorder due to lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the claim itself due to lack of evidence linking any current psychiatric condition to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a VA examination to determine if his sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of PTSD has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. The case is remanded for consideration of a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.