PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

PTSD was initially granted at 30 percent from September 27, 2013 to June 6, 2018 and increased to 70 percent effective April 25, 2019.,PTSD remains rated at 70 percent beginning June 7, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a mood disorder and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s mood disorder or depressive disorder had its onset in service or was otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for scar, status-post CABG is denied.,The Veteran's PTSD is not rated in excess of 50 percent.,Service connection for pancreatic cancer is remanded due to lack of evidence addressing the etiology of the condition.,TDIU rating is remanded as it is intertwined with other claims.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and you are now receiving a 50% rating. However, the appeal is dismissed because there was no NOD with either the effective date or initial rating.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is granted.,Service connection for a headache disability, diagnosed as tension headaches, caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities, is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental condition, an earlier effective date for her PTSD disability rating, and reopening of her Hepatitis C claim have all been denied.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted effective May 30, 2014. The criteria for a TDIU were met due to his service-connected back disability and PTSD with depression.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence. Effective dates cannot be granted earlier than June 1, 2015.

The Board has determined that additional information is required to decide the claims for left foot disorder, right leg shin splints, gastrointestinal disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and cervical spine disorder. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding his claimed conditions and lack of development on stressor verification.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection is denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, benign prostate hyperplasia with voiding problems (prostate disability), and hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for an addendum assessment of the current severity of the condition.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD and depressive disorder was dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination to assess the severity of his condition over time.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, heart disease, diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, PTSD, and mood disorder was denied in a November 1988 rating decision. The effective date of the grant of service connection is October 27, 2003.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% effective October 21, 2014. The denial of service connection for CFS remains in effect.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of a diagnosed condition related to active service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and other specified trauma- and stressor- related disorder are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating from July 18, 2017 to June 28, 2019. The right knee replacement and peripheral neuropathy ratings remain denied.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating due to lack of total social impairment.