PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reconsidered.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural issue regarding the CUE claim, and the AOJ must address the Veteran's August 2011 and July 2013 submissions in their adjudication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient opinions regarding aggravation of his knee disabilities by his cervical spine and low back disabilities, as well as insufficient opinions on whether his psychiatric disorders are related to his knee disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is denied because his service in the United States Merchant Marines, where he served after 1945, does not qualify him for compensation benefits. His active duty service prior to this period did not include service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and sleep apnea, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment for the period from November 20, 2014 to September 24, 2015. The Board has granted TDIU based on this evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI with PTSD, along with his hearing loss and fatigue/weakness in lower extremities, prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to June 2, 2014. As a result, the Board has granted TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD, an increased rating for fibromyalgia prior to September 10, 2019, and TDIU due to in-service stressor confirmation issues. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is also remanded for a VA examination to determine if his claimed in-service stressors are confirmed.

A 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence is granted from April 15, 2014.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is granted from June 10, 2011.

The Veteran seeks additional retroactive compensation payment for a period from October 1, 2017, to June 17, 2018, after the RO granted service connection for PTSD. The Board is unable to accurately determine whether he received the full amount of compensation due during this period and has ordered a complete audit.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70% effective October 25, 2011. The claim for an earlier effective date is granted.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease was not established before the liberalizing law and thus no effective date prior to October 22, 2012 can be assigned.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of more than 50 percent prior to August 30, 2014. The Board found that his symptoms were sufficient to warrant a 50 percent disability rating but insufficient for a 70 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further development, including a VA examination regarding a personal assault claim.

The Veteran was previously denied TDIU for the period prior to March 26, 2009 due to lack of schedular criteria. The Board found that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from engaging in gainful employment during this time.,For the period from March 26, 2009 to September 11, 2012, the Veteran was granted TDIU as his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his satisfaction with the decision and he requested to withdraw the remaining issues associated with the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to personal trauma, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The evidence does not support a finding of continuous or recurrent symptoms since service separation in July 1982, nor is there sufficient medical nexus to establish a link between any current psychiatric condition and active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU for the entire appeal period.