PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from sedentary employment, and the Board finds that he is not unemployable solely due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with situational phobia, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted, as his current diagnosis is related to in-service stressors involving fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD and nightmare disorder, including potential service connection issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD at any time during the pendency of the appeal and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The issues of new and material evidence for hearing loss, back condition, bilateral knee condition, head trauma and scarring, and vision problem are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability rating of 100 percent, and thus his claim for an increased evaluation is denied. The effective date remains May 30, 2012.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have PTSD, depressive disorder, or an anxiety disorder. The Board also found no evidence of polysubstance dependency being secondary to any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% from September 18, 2014 to April 22, 2015, June 1, 2015 to March 23, 2016, and from June 1, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ needs to verify the in-service stressor reported by the Veteran and schedule him for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression, has been reopened. The Board finds that new evidence received since the June 2007 rating decision is material and grants this aspect of the appeal. However, the claims for bilateral foot disability (claimed as frostbite) and right great toe disability are remanded due to insufficient development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability, neck disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to additional development of records and medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% effective December 22, 2010. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heat casualty, a disability of the right toe, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD. The evidence did not show current diagnoses or a causal relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and left knee disability, as well as his claim for TDIU due to new evidence received after the July 2019 statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, prostate cancer and CAD (claimed as secondary to herbicide agent exposure), a sleep disability, and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her claims of entitlement to increased ratings for PTSD and alcohol abuse disorder, as well as service connection for a back disability.

The Veteran's service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) due to PTSD is granted, and he receives a separate rating of 30 percent for homonymous hemianopsia with right gaze palsy. His PTSD claim also results in a 50 percent rating. The stroke issue remains on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD is granted, as new evidence has been submitted and the Board finds that his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to in-service stressors.