PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional development of his employment history and VA examinations.

The Veteran's application for an extension of the delimiting date for his Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits was granted due to medical infeasibility from December 19, 2012 to May 29, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, an increased rating for PTSD with depression, and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and back disability render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion to determine if the Veteran's PVD was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for various conditions and seeking initial ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings. The Board has remanded these matters to obtain additional examinations and evidence.,The Veteran is seeking an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability, hearing loss, psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and depression), and lumbar disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with cocaine and alcohol use disorder, combined with his inservice smoke inhalation injury, contributed substantially or materially to his death from cardiopulmonary arrest, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and interstitial lung disease. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depression is granted as it was incurred in service.,Tinnitus is denied because it manifested more than one year after separation from service and is not shown to be causally related to an in-service event, injury or disease.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and anxious distress has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to cold weather and traumatic events during his deployment in Korea. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant ship logs and reports from the S.S. Adabelle Lykes.

The Veteran's initial rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) was granted at 60 percent effective March 28, 2012. A higher rating is not warranted during any period of appeal. The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 50 percent in July 2012 and increased to 70 percent effective June 11, 2019.

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but the appeal regarding entitlement to a total disability rating due to unemployability is remanded as there was no opinion on the impact of diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The claims of service connection for tinea pedis and a body rash are remanded due to insufficient evidence on record. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder is rated at 100 percent effective November 29, 2013. The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as the Veteran now has a 100 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence supporting the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD as a result of military sexual trauma (MST). The case will be reviewed with additional medical examination and consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for PTSD due to lack of a VA examination and insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's current diagnoses are alcohol-induced major depressive disorder and a history of PTSD, but the evidence does not support a finding that his current conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's psychiatric condition, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety, is granted as service connected due to in-service exposure to a nuclear bomb test.