PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, left knee disability, low back disability, tremors of the hands and legs, cold injury residuals, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lung disability are all remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for additional examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% disability rating for PTSD is denied. The earliest possible effective date is February 2, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as the earliest application for this condition predates his separation from active duty by more than one year and there is no evidence of a diagnosis prior to August 23, 2006.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and PTSD with depression have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine was denied, and his claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and PTSD were remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence not having been received. The psychiatric disorder claim is also being remanded for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection for residuals of a traumatic head injury and vascular disease, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's private attorney argues that these conditions are related to his service-connected seizure disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD due to a lack of substantial compliance with the previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for DM and PTSD, as well as his TDIU claim, have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals at a Board hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical evidence and an examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 23, 2002, for a 70% rating for PTSD. The Board found it not factually ascertainable that the Veteran’s PTSD increased in severity within one year prior to his December 23, 2002 claim.

The Veteran's PTSD with vascular neurocognitive disorder has precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment since the effective date of service connection for PTSD, March 8, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such nature and severity as to preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily his heart condition and PTSD, prevent him from obtaining and maintaining meaningful gainful employment. The Board has ordered additional examinations to assess the impact of these conditions on his ability to work.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, left leg radiculopathy, right leg radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The Board also found that any current symptoms are not linked to service.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings and effective dates for service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss, and there was no basis for earlier effective dates for PTSD or TBI.