PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted effective March 20, 2015, when his PTSD evaluation increased to 70%. The Board found that the date of entitlement arose from his March 20, 2015, VA examination and thus the earliest possible effective date is March 20, 2015. Prior to this date, he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his in-service stressors and establishing a link between current symptoms and the in-service event.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected anxiety disorder with PTSD features is remanded due to the passage of time since the last VA examination and the need for updated treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and sleep apnea. The decision found that the Veteran's reported stressors were not substantiated by credible evidence, and his current conditions are not causally related to service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted an initial increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since May 14, 2013. The Board granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to a fear of hostile military or terrorist activity related to his time in Kuwait.

The Board found that the Veteran's service connection for PTSD was based on fraudulent evidence and denied the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examinations and the need for additional records from SSA.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not caused the level of impairment required for a disability rating higher than 70 percent since June 18, 2019.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability and liver disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence. Service connection for low blood platelets remains remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to July 22, 2015 and granted a 70% rating as of that date. The decision denied any higher ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms cause significant impairment in social and occupational functioning, but do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating. A TDIU is granted, while an initial PTSD rating of 70% is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression disability was previously rated at 50 percent, but the RO reduced it to 30 percent effective December 1, 2015. The Board found that there was no actual improvement in the disability and restored the original rating of 50 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of upper back and right knee disabilities, as well as an increased rating for PTSD prior to August 9, 2013, have been remanded by the Board. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and mood disorder, may be related to his military service. However, due to a lack of definitive evidence in the record, the case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling and the Board denied a higher evaluation, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.