PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD (MST), is rated at 70 percent effective from May 20, 2015. The rating is granted subject to the laws and regulations governing the assignment of monetary benefits.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70% rating. The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased disability ratings for PTSD, degenerative disease of lumbar spine, left hip strain, and right hip strain with arthritis as it lacks jurisdiction due to the Veteran not opting into RAMP or filing an appeal after February 19, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including adjustment disorder. The Veteran's claim is being recharacterized and a new VA examination is required.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's vertigo is rated at 10 percent, with the possibility of a higher rating if he experiences dizziness and occasional staggering.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was denied, and the current rating of 30% is upheld. The effective date remains July 27, 2007.

The Veteran's appeals regarding depression, PTSD, sleep disturbances as secondary to PTSD, anxiety condition as secondary to PTSD, stress as secondary to erectile dysfunction, and the ratings for degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (previously rated as lumbar strain), radiculopathy of the lower left extremity due to degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, and radiculopathy, right lower extremity have been dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and right lower extremity bradykinesia, loss of automatic movements, and muscle rigidity, result in the need for assistive devices such as a walker to prevent locomotion without them. The Board finds eligibility for specially adapted housing due to these service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning December 1, 2010 due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol dependence is manifested by occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining additional medical records.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus and PTSD was denied due to lack of pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of TDIU. The cases for increased ratings for right shoulder condition and PTSD with depressive disorder are remanded due to lack of recent medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disabilities has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to May 24, 2007 is being remanded for further consideration by the Director, Compensation Service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and a new examination to differentiate between PTSD symptoms and TBI residuals. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also being considered.

Your claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been dismissed because your PTSD with schizophrenia was granted in a prior decision. This means there is no longer any issue to decide.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD, as additional evidence needs to be considered and an updated VA examination is required.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claims for PTSD, hypertension, and high blood sugar was granted. The petitions for service connection of left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral pes planus, and left knee disorder were remanded.