PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial increased disability rating of 30 percent, a 50 percent rating as of August 7, 2012, and a 70 percent rating as of May 12, 2017. The Veteran is denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD after May 12, 2017.

The Veteran is found not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an increased rating of 70 percent, and he is also granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD; for a higher evaluation for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss; and for TDIU due to service-connected disability. The Veteran is required to complete a VA Form 21-0781 to provide details of his claimed stressors, and he must be provided with a VA examination to determine if he has PTSD and whether it is related to service. His claims are also remanded for the provision of any outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depressive disorder, were granted an initial rating of 70 percent prior to September 20, 2017. Since then, the rating has been denied for any higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ED and TDIU due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran needs a new examination to determine if his ED is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and another examination to assess his overall functional impairment and ability to work.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to incomplete STRs, lack of VA examination, and need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was denied, and the earliest effective date is September 23, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and Lumbosacral Spine Disorder render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, starting from June 22, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records, particularly from correctional facilities and inpatient treatment at a military hospital in Germany. The Veteran's mental health conditions are being investigated further.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 70 percent disabling, and the Board finds that he is unemployable due to his PTSD. Therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and notification for a claim based on military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD have been reopened, and both conditions are now considered for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection of PTSD, finding it at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressor involving recovery of bodies from a civilian plane crash. The diagnosis was established through a VA examination using DSM-5 criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date of March 25, 2015, for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder.,The Board also denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 31, 2015, for service connection for TBI with posttraumatic headaches.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment as of November 19, 2014. The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2014 for the award of a 100 percent schedular disability rating for PTSD.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, Type II, heart disorder, Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer. Service connection remains denied for the other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and migraines were granted with an effective date of February 22, 2012. The Board found that the earlier dates proposed by the Veteran were not warranted.

An initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD is granted effective December 31, 2013. A TDIU is also granted effective October 11, 2017.