PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent prior to September 28, 2015. The Board also granted TDIU based on the severity of his PTSD.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 30, 2007 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The original claim was filed on August 20, 2006 and denied in May 2007 due to lack of a DSM-IV diagnosis. However, the Veteran's PTSD was diagnosed on October 30, 2007 and linked to his military service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for hepatitis C and service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran's PTSD and CAD are granted at the 70% and 100% disability ratings, respectively, effective August 3, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder was reopened and granted. Service connection for OSA is also granted.,An effective date prior to July 8, 2014, for the grant of a 50 percent rating for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. The Veteran needs to provide more details about his stressors and undergo medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorders and the severity of his diabetes.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is granted at a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of her claim. Service connection for a low back disability is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating effective April 7, 2017. Prior to this date, the disability was rated as 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the case is remanded to obtain a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, are connected to his military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for schizophrenia, but denied service connection for urinary disability and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent prostatitis and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recurrent prostatitis was initially manifested during service, while PTSD is linked to a specific in-service stressor. Service connection is established based on direct evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has decided to remand several issues related to his knee disabilities, low back disability, thigh disability (characterized by pain), hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of prurigo nodularis was denied, but he was granted a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since November 26, 2013. The Board found that the symptoms described by the Veteran and VA examiners most nearly approximate a 50 percent rating for the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating for PTSD, as well as the claim for TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% effective October 16, 2007. The claim for an earlier effective date of March 18, 2010 is granted as the earliest date of a 100% disability rating.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 70% for PTSD, and in excess of 20% for both left knee and right knee disabilities. The Veteran's IBS is granted a compensable rating (10%) since January 1, 2012. A TDIU has been granted effective from January 1, 2012.

This decision denies service connection for a skin rash of the groin area, denies an extension of a temporary total rating beyond March 31, 2014 based on convalescence following right knee replacement surgery, and remands issues regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for right elbow disability, a rating in excess of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus with early cataracts, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to January 13, 2015 and thereafter.,PTSD remains on appeal as the Veteran's claim is not yet at its maximum allowable rating.