PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including evaluations for various conditions and service connection claims. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is denied as there is no evidence of a penile deformity. Other claims are also remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since March 12, 2012. The Board is remanding the case for compliance with the Court’s February 2020 order and to obtain a social and industrial survey or an opinion to ascertain the impact of his service-connected PTSD on his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for a new VA examination. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent prior to February 28, 2012, and at 70 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records. The issues are intertwined with a claim for service connection for polysubstance abuse disorder secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened and granted secondary service connection for migraine headaches. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and memory loss, as well as chronic fatigue syndrome/insomnia disorder, were both remanded.

The Veteran's schizophrenia from June 22, 1956 to August 30, 1956 was granted a 100% disability rating due to severe impairment in social and occupational functioning. The claim for an increased rating prior to August 14, 2018 is denied as the evidence does not support total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and a right hand/wrist injury due to incomplete records, including potential in-service personal assault stressor evidence. The appellant must be provided with special notice regarding additional types of evidence he can submit related to his claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and evaluations. The issues of entitlement to specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant are inextricably intertwined with his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70% since January 31, 2011. Effective August 14, 2014, he was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating and a change in the effective date of service connection for PTSD have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of appeal.

Your claims for hypertension and PTSD with depressive features have already been granted, so there is no longer a case or controversy to address. Your TDIU claim has also been granted.

The Veteran's back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and chronic conjunctivitis are all rated at the maximum allowable levels. The rating for PTSD remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence and outstanding treatment records. The Veteran's stressors involving Cuban refugees are also being investigated.

The Veteran's claim for a sleep disorder, to include as due to service-connected PTSD, has been granted with a 50% disability rating effective April 11, 2016. The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of a neurological disorder manifested by muscle spasms, body twitching, cramping, and restless leg syndrome, finding no objective indication of such a condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are found to be related to his military service. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder prior to July 2012 was granted, with the current rating of 50% being maintained.

The Board denied entitlement to earlier effective dates for the awards of TDIU and DEA benefits, finding that the Veteran's employment at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) did not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, asthma, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and a skin disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has denied an increased rating for PTSD and remanded the issues of service connection for diabetes and TDIU. The case is being returned to VA for further development related to the location of the USS Midway during the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded. The Board finds that further development is necessary before deciding this claim, including the submission of a VA Form 21-8940 and a new VA examination.