PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have increased from May 1, 2012, resulting in a 70% rating for PTSD.,Service connection is being remanded for mitochondrial myopathy and diabetes mellitus type II.

Your initial evaluation for PTSD with major depressive disorder has been fully granted and is now at the maximum level of disability (100%). The appeal is dismissed as your claim is no longer valid.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective May 23, 2018. An earlier effective date of June 5, 2018 for the temporary total rating and an effective date of August 29, 2018 for TDIU are granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and PTSD, did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board dismissed the claim as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no current diagnosis of PTSD in the medical records, and the evidence did not meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development, specifically obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and his claim for a higher disability rating for herniated nucleus pulposus, L4-5 is denied. The issue of entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The Veteran's skin disability was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found no causal relationship between the Veteran’s skin disability and his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, but does not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU as of August 20, 2009.

The Veteran's PTSD and bilateral hearing loss claims are remanded for further development. The TDIU claim prior to October 26, 2018 is also on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to November 13, 2019, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for coronary artery disease and PTSD have been denied.,PTSD was remanded, but the specific issues are not fully specified in the provided text.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including TBI with depressive disorder NOS and PTSD, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has determined that the combined effects of his service-connected conditions make it impossible for him to work.

The Board has found that the remand orders were not substantially complied with and thus requires another remand for a VA contract examiner to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his reported in-service stressors.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded it due to the need to verify a reported stressor and determine its etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as service-connected, while his acquired psychiatric disorder remains denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depressive disorder, and PTSD, is granted as service connected due to the disability being aggravated beyond its natural course during active duty.

The claim for service connection of hypothyroidism as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus is denied. The claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU due to PTSD prior to November 1, 2010 are remanded.