PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination for PTSD. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the PTSD rating issue.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an updated employment statement. A VA examination is also required to assess the impact of PTSD on his occupational functioning.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, as well as higher ratings for his left elbow tendonitis and limitation of extension. The VAHCS records from October 2017 to present have not been associated with the file, and additional medical development is needed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA examination. The issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with mild major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder NOS resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran was also granted TDIU prior to April 28, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received on May 21, 2007. The effective date of this grant is set to the day following the date of his discharge or release (May 21, 2007), as it is later than the date entitlement arose.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was insane at the time of his offenses in November 1976, which interfered with the peace of society. Therefore, the character of discharge for his Marine Corps service is not a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has granted the reopening of the DIC claim based on new evidence, but denied the service connection for the cause of death due to lack of a diagnosis of PTSD and no causal link between service-connected conditions and the Veteran's suicide.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial evaluation higher than 70 percent for a generalized anxiety disorder (evaluated together with schizoaffective disorder) are being remanded due to the need for further examination and review of his medical records.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including providing proper notice of the criteria for an award of TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim of an earlier effective date for PTSD and a higher rating for PTSD are both being remanded for additional development.

A 70 percent evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder is granted for the periods specified, and a TDIU prior to August 25, 2012 is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examinations and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being evaluated further.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and the residuals of a back injury, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence linking her current conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetes mellitus type 2 were denied. The appeal is dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and PTSD, finding that it is less likely than not that these conditions caused or aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a failure to apply the correct diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) in the VA examination, and a need for a new examination.