PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available. The claim for TDIU is moot as a result of this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating prior to December 15, 2017. A higher than 70 percent rating for PTSD from December 15, 2017 is denied. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bowel disorder, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve, lumbar IVDS, and PTSD with anxiety, adjustment disorder, and depression have all been denied.,The case is also remanded to address the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, diagnosed as unspecified depression with anxious distress, is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. The issue of TDIU is also remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for retinitis, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and ischemic heart disease in June 2019.

The Veteran's rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reduced from 50% to 30%, effective July 1, 2015. The reduction is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to inconsistencies in the VA examiner's report and conflicting medical records. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression and GAD are remanded due to new evidence received since the last decision. The VA is required to obtain a medical opinion to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported stressor events in service, which are necessary to substantiate a claim of PTSD.

The Board dismissed all issues of appeal, including those related to hypertension and earlier effective dates for service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, schizophrenia, depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has been reopened. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board dismissed the claims to reopen service connection for PTSD and stress fractures of the bilateral lower extremities as there was no timely appeal filed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, anxiety, and PTSD have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ has also been denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating prior to February 26, 2018 and denied for ratings in excess of 30 percent prior to that date. The case is remanded for further development regarding TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 18, 2019. The Board has ordered a remand to consider additional evidence and determine if the Veteran should be assigned higher ratings for different periods of time.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent prior to February 12, 2020 and the Board has remanded for further development. Since February 12, 2020, a higher rating of 50 percent or more is not warranted.

The appeal for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI residuals is denied. A separate 10 percent disability rating, but no higher, for TBI residual of visual spatial orientation from July 22, 2013 is granted.