PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to combat exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sacroiliac joint pain syndrome, right leg radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and PTSD have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,Folliculitis remains rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased ratings on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran is granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD from July 31, 2009, to March 12, 2010. The disability manifested with moderate symptoms but did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD or depressive disorder, and for higher evaluations of his cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed incidents in service. The VA is asked to seek additional records, verify the incident involving an F-14 aircraft on the USS America East Coast, conduct examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability, and assess the current severity of his cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's employability and the types of employment he can perform given his service-connected PTSD. The VA will need to obtain updated clinical records, schedule a psychiatric examination, and provide a vocational rehabilitation counselor with the necessary information.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since March 11, 2015. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating as they included occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include major depressive disorder), but denied both on the merits.,For PTSD, the claim was denied because there is no credible supporting evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and residuals of Bell's palsy (secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability).

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and updated treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to be at least as likely as not the cause of his current obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).,However, the Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation than 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of all available evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective November 8, 2014. The VA has granted an increased rating for the initial period of service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The TDIU claim was also denied as there were no indications that the Veteran could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, memory loss, and TDIU due to lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand directive.

The claim for service connection of the acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder is remanded due to new evidence received since the May 2008 Board decision.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with the effective date to be determined by the AOJ.