PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, should be remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and need for further medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied an increased rating.,The Veteran was also denied a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and the grant of service connection for PTSD are both remanded due to a duty to assist error. The effective date of March 19, 2014 is granted.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's claim to include any acquired psychiatric disability and is remanding for further development, including obtaining in-service mental health records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for entitlement to SMC, service connection, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The issues of service connection for residuals of a left rib fracture and TDIU were remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, needs further examination and evaluation. The case is being sent back to VA for additional medical opinions.

The TDIU claim is being remanded because it is intertwined with other claims that have not yet been fully developed and decided. The Veteran's PTSD, migraine headaches, and bilateral knee disabilities are still under consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and PTSD was reopened, but the claims were denied. The right shoulder disability rating remained at 40 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent. The Board found that his occupational and social impairment is best described as 'occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.' For entitlement to TDIU, the evidence shows that the Veteran was last employed in April 2014 due to his service-connected disabilities, which meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70% rating effective June 4, 2010. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left elbow disorder and initial ratings for left knee instability.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 30, 2017.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD may be related to his service, but needs further evidence to confirm this. The case is sent back for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hypertension, and headaches as well as higher ratings for a back, left sciatic nerve, and right sciatic nerve disabilities due to outstanding VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible diagnosis and failed to meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder was rated at 30 percent prior to June 6, 2018 and increased to 50 percent thereafter.,For the low back disability, a rating of 40 percent was denied before November 14, 2018, but denied for any higher rating after that date.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an effective date of June 6, 2017, for a 70 percent disability rating. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left foot disability. The appeal is now remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling new examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board denied a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.,Service connection for the right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and left foot disability was not granted because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is not causally related to his military service. Service connection for migraines was also denied due to lack of causal relationship with military service.,,,