PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating. The TDIU claim is granted as well.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating, but the Board has remanded for further evaluation due to worsening symptoms.,The Veteran also requested an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD and indicated that he may be unemployed or underemployed due to this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Depression is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the criteria for entitlement to service connection have been met, and thus grants service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for a comprehensive psychiatric examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and an unspecified cardiovascular condition, are being evaluated.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that this rating does not accurately reflect his disability. The criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent are not met due to lack of total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has not granted service connection for PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions and updated treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches associated with PTSD and major depressive disorder are rated at 50 percent effective from March 13, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder was denied, but he received an effective date of May 12, 2007, for the grant of a 70 percent rating.,He also received an earlier effective date of May 12, 2007, for the award of TDIU due to service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed due to the Veteran's arguments regarding the increasing severity of his mental health symptoms, which may indicate PTSD not previously diagnosed or detected.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's incarceration and failure to respond to VA examination requests. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, will be reconsidered after necessary development.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for lumbosacral or cervical strain, right knee strain, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD was denied because new and material evidence did not relate to an unestablished element. His claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was also denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not indicate that it began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to withdrawal of his appeal by the Veteran. The appeals were not related to service connection, but rather to issues regarding increased ratings.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The case is remanded to determine if his current diagnoses are related to service and/or TBI.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 70% to 30%, but the Board has restored the 70% rating effective June 1, 2015.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on his symptoms.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further medical evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete development and requests for additional information from the Veteran.