PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's PTSD.

Your PTSD claim has already been granted with a 50% rating, which is more than you requested. The appeal to request a 30% rating for PTSD is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hepatitis C and tinnitus as claimed by the Veteran, did not preclude employment prior to May 18, 2011. The Board found that the evidence does not demonstrate that it is more likely than not the Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities alone prior to May 18, 2011.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, remanded the issues of service connection for sinusitis and GERD, and found that there is insufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes and PTSD, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are granted as service-connected. The Veteran is also granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability, and the case for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an adequate VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from August 30, 2010 to February 14, 2014.,The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent from February 14, 2014 to May 21, 2019.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for gastrointestinal disability and acquired psychiatric disability due to conflicting opinions in the medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the claim for TDIU due to new evidence and issues not adequately addressed in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, requires further development due to insufficient evidence of verified in-service stressors. The case is being remanded for additional efforts to corroborate the claimed stressors.

The Board has denied increased ratings for left hip replacement due to degenerative arthritis and avascular necrosis, residuals of right hip injury, and PTSD. The case is remanded for a medical opinion on the Veteran's mental health symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions, as well as a psychiatric disorder including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety, are being REMANDED due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss from June 9, 2011 is denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for residuals of bypass gastric surgery has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD and back disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's diagnosed major depressive disorder and its relation to his service. The VA is instructed to obtain private psychiatric treatment records from D.D., LCSW and Transitions Counseling, and provide an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s diagnosed MDD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and denied service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The claim for service connection of the acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected back disability is found to be the cause of his urinary incontinence, and a separate 60 percent rating for this condition is granted. The issues of service connection for MDD and PTSD are remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective March 30, 2015. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU prior to September 10, 2015.