PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's increased rating for PTSD and TDIU as a result of service-connected disabilities are dismissed. The Board has determined that the criteria for entitlement to a TDIU have been met from December 18, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to incomplete verification of his National Guard service and the need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective May 20, 2011. The Veteran also received an award of TDIU from May 1, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 70 percent rating for PTSD is dismissed because he did not appeal the June 2008 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and he will be compensated for all of his psychiatric symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms do not warrant total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to June 12, 2009 and denied ratings more than 70 percent. The Veteran's hypertension secondary to service-connected disease or injury remains remanded. Service connection for PTSD, Type II Diabetes Mellitus with Erectile Dysfunction, and Diabetic Nephropathy are also remanded.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but has remanded the issue of an increased PTSD rating due to outstanding VA records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of claimed stressors and the need for additional treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these steps are taken.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of July 12, 1995. The decision is based on new evidence that corroborated the Veteran’s stressors and supported a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100% disability rating prior to September 6, 2017. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of PTSD, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, skin rash on the elbows, bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and TDIU are all remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7913 (diabetes mellitus) or DC 8620 (peripheral neuropathy).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an effective date of May 8, 2009 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The decision is based on new and material evidence being in VA's constructive possession during the one-year appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 50% rating prior to October 23, 2013. Service connection for bulbar urethral stricture status post urethroplasty is also granted. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Board has restored the Veteran's PTSD rating from 70 percent to 100 percent effective August 1, 2014, finding that there was no material improvement in her condition at the time of the reduction and that she continues to experience significant impairment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to July 21, 2019 was denied. The claim for TDIU prior to July 21, 2019 was also denied.,However, the Veteran was granted TDIU from July 27, 2016 up to and including July 21, 2019.

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

The Veteran's PTSD rating was restored to 50 percent effective December 7, 2018. A higher rating for PTSD is denied. The effective date for the increased hearing loss rating remains November 9, 2018.