PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements and need for additional development, including obtaining his SSD records and FBI records. The Veteran is also asked to provide a detailed narrative of his life events.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable or unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 26, 2002. The Board denied his claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis during this period.

The Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD have been rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations.,The Veteran failed to undergo a scheduled VA examination for his varicosities, resulting in denial of his increased rating claim.,The Veteran’s PTSD does not meet the criteria for an increased rating beyond 70 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of whether there is clear and unmistakable error in a 1986 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to October 31, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD with substance abuse has been granted, while the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains denied.,A new and material evidence submission has reopened the claim for residuals of a left ankle injury.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction secondary to PTSD, and Hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression as secondary to his service-connected disabilities was granted. Service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including a depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, were also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence of a valid diagnosis based on a corroborated in-service stressor or a stressor related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, migraines, and TBI, are found to be disabling enough for the Board to grant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran was awarded a 100% disability rating for PTSD from February 1, 1984. As the Veteran died on February [Redacted], 1994, and had continuously rated totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding death, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a rating of 70% for the period prior to March 29, 2011 and a rating of 50% from March 29, 2011 to June 27, 2017. The TDIU claim is also granted for this period. Service connection for back disability was previously remanded and an additional opinion is needed. The Veteran's TDIU claim from March 29, 2011 to June 27, 2017 is being referred for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's PTSD with personality disorder NOS is rated at 70 percent since March 20, 2009.,A TDIU has been granted effective from March 20, 2009.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for scleritis and for PTSD prior to November 26, 2010 and a rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of competent and credible evidence showing the presence of such a condition.

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are granted as incurred in service, while his Pain Disorder is found to be aggravated by a pre-existing condition.

Your service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, has already been granted with a 50% evaluation effective July 19, 2010. The appeal is dismissed as the issue of entitlement to this benefit has been resolved.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Sleeping Disorder, Nightmare Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, due to in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other diagnosed condition being incurred in service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for cervical spine disability was denied, as the evidence did not show forward flexion of the cervical spine to 15 degrees or less at any point during the appeal period.,The Veteran's COPD was rated noncompensably disabling prior to May 3, 2017, and 10 percent thereafter. The Board found no basis for an increased rating.