PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has found that the RO did not properly issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) and has therefore remanded the case for further action.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD should be August 7, 2012, as this is the date VA received the Veteran's original claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his lumbosacral spine disability and determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are reflective of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70 percent disability rating. The issue of TDIU is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has granted $490.00 in accrued benefits based on a determination that the Veteran was entitled to a higher pension rate prior to his death, but the claim for accrued benefits based on compensation is still pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including ADHD, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The opinion concluded that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation during service.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 29, 2007 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder, not otherwise specified. The earliest possible effective date is October 29, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD and TDIU remains pending. The case is being remanded to the AOJ for additional development, including consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since October 2009, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent since the entirety of the rating period, with total occupational and social impairment. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's current schedular 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, PTSD, and lumbar spine disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of characteristic attacks or ulcers related to Raynaud's phenomenon.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to February 7, 2011 and increased to 70 percent from that date. The rating is based on the severity of symptoms such as anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and depressed mood.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, thinking, and mood. The Veteran was working full-time prior to February 22, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition and a disability manifested by tightness in the chest, finding no evidence of an etiological relationship to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 1, 2011.

The Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and the preponderance of evidence is against finding that any such condition was incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board finds that the Veteran's anxiety and depression are related to her service-connected PTSD rather than a separate disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer residuals and PTSD with depressive disorder NOS, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 1, 2010. A TDIU is granted effective as of that date.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder. The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is less likely as not caused by his in-service stressor.,There is no evidence of seborrheic dermatitis during service, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between his current skin condition and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable as of June 28, 2007. The effective date for the TDIU is set at this point.