PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal includes a request for an increased rating for PTSD and a determination of whether he is unemployable due to his service-connected disability. The Board has found that the issues are inextricably intertwined, so both need to be remanded.

The Veteran's mental health disorder is rated at 50 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmare disorder, is found to be related to his service in mortuary affairs. Service connection for these conditions has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.,The Veteran is unable to find and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the prior denial, and the correct facts were not before the adjudicators at that time.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, depression, and sleep disturbance. The Veteran served in Latin America as an intelligence officer and testified that he experienced stressors related to his work there.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD), finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service. Service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as for a TDIU. The VA will arrange for a new examination to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's symptoms based on all available records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Type 2 Diabetes, Neuropathy, and Dysmetabolic Syndrome is granted.,Service Connection for PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating. The Board also granted TDIU for the period prior to November 1, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder but granted service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others not.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 30 percent disabling, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, leading to a 100% rating for the entire period on appeal. The issue of TDIU is moot as the Veteran is already receiving a 100% schedular rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of in-service stressors and need for a psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity warrants a 40 percent rating, but no higher. The remaining issues have been remanded for further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from March 18, 2015 to August 3, 2016 and since October 1, 2016. The Board also granted a TDIU based on service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination report, and further action is required including obtaining updated private medical records and providing an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination and his reported in-service stressor is being evaluated.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depression, finding that there is no competent medical evidence to support these claims. The Board also found that the adjustment disorder was not proximately due to or the result of the Veteran’s service-connected facial scars.

The VA has decided to remand the claims for coronary artery disease and posttraumatic stress disorder due to outdated examination results, and new medical records are needed.