PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder due to lack of credible supporting evidence verifying the occurrence of the Veteran’s claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100% rating from May 25, 2010 to August 8, 2018. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran being in receipt of a schedular 100% rating for PTSD. Special Monthly Compensation at the housebound rate is granted from May 9, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable during the period from September 2014 to September 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for HIV and PTSD as secondary to HIV are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing military records.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD because new and material evidence was not received, as the Veteran has neither been treated for nor diagnosed with PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and bases in its previous decision, specifically regarding the Veteran's PTSD. The Veteran is required to undergo another VA examination to assess his current severity of PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an effective date of March 12, 2014. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current hearing loss disability.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating (10%) and a higher initial rating is not warranted under VA regulations.

Service connection for GERD was granted based on its being related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. Effective dates of May 5, 2009 were assigned for the grants of service connection for PTSD with alcohol abuse and a muscle injury, status post shell fragment wound to the left arm and armpit.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient information provided by the VA to verify stressors related to his alleged PTSD. The Veteran is also required to undergo a psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not ready for final decision and requires additional development, specifically scheduling an informal conference with a Decision Review Officer (DRO).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's PTSD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all rated at their maximum levels. The Board denied increased ratings for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to an effective date of April 29, 2005 for the award of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial 70 percent evaluation prior to April 11, 2013.,The Veteran also received a TDIU effective April 11, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder.