PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, are not related to service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as of August 1, 2007. The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board found that the criteria for a 70 percent rating were met, granting an increased rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and for obtaining updated VA mental health treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the claimed stressor events.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, and thus the case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of his claims, including a heart disability claim due to presumed herbicide exposure.

For the period from January 4, 1995 to November 7, 1996, the Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For the periods from November 7, 1996 to September 2, 1998 and from September 2, 1998 to May 30, 2017, the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD and varicose veins of the legs have been evaluated, but no ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings are warranted.

The Board denied higher disability ratings for PTSD and right foot gunshot wound, with fracture of the talus. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to anxiety and sleep impairment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is related to his in-service trauma and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU.

The Veteran is granted a 40 percent disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer from September 1, 2011. The appeal for higher ratings and TDIU are denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and a back/neck disability. The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with ADHD did not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU on a schedular basis from September 16, 2009 to December 6, 2011. The Board found that there was no evidence of unemployability due to his service-connected disability prior to December 7, 2011.

The Board has determined that an effective date of October 24, 2007 for the award of service connection for PTSD is warranted. The issue of the evaluation of PTSD for the period prior to July 14, 2016 must be remanded to the AOJ for consideration in the first instance.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II was denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, which is required for presumptive service connection under the Agent Orange Act. For PTSD, there were no verified stressors and the onset of symptoms occurred decades after separation from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and nonservice-connected pension benefits. The reasons given were that there was no verified stressor related to military service, the veteran did not meet the threshold criteria for a TDIU, and she did not have qualifying active duty service for nonservice-connected pension purposes.

The Board found that the Veteran's reported in-service stressor did not occur and there was no medical evidence linking his current PTSD to a verified in-service event. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left hip disability, status post THA was denied. The Board found that the additional disability did not result from VA care or negligence. Service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder was granted and rated at 70 percent effective February 18, 2004.