PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including back condition, sinus condition, hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness, and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's reported stressor for PTSD. The Veteran must provide more specific details about his alleged incident of nearly drowning during service, and VA will attempt to verify this stressor through the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to November 8, 2017. The Board has now granted a rating of 70%, but no higher, for the period from January 23, 2012 to November 8, 2017.

The Veteran's OSA and a psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) are granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions have been remanded, with some issues requiring further review and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened and granted. His erectile dysfunction is also service connected as secondary to his PTSD. The Board has remanded the issue of sleep apnea, which may be related to either PTSD or sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his symptoms.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he was employed part-time and earning above the poverty threshold prior to November 24, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD rating is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination as his symptoms have worsened since the last one in 2015.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to MST and finds that new evidence supports a link between her current diagnoses and military service. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records and other relevant medical evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is at least a 50/50 balance of evidence in favor of the Veteran's claim. The Veteran reported stressors related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is reopened. Service connection is granted for OSA secondary to GERD. The claim for allergies is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD evaluation is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess current severity.

The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with MDD was granted, and the issue of entitlement to an effective date prior to January 24, 2018 for TDIU was also granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Depression, is related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of 100% disability for PTSD is being remanded due to potential good cause for not filing a timely appeal within one year of the September 2007 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD was denied. The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 50% effective September 26, 2016.

The Veteran's skin cancer is related to service and he is granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from September 16, 2015. The Veteran also receives a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for traumatic brain injury has been withdrawn.