PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete development.

The claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The Veteran's current diagnoses of cyst, lumbar spine disorder, respiratory disorder, neck disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD are related to his military service.

The Veteran was granted TDIU from June 16, 2011 to December 31, 2017 due to her service-connected disabilities. However, the claim is denied for the period before and after this date.

The Board denied service connection for left trigger (index) finger disability and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 17, 2016.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, but dismissed his appeal regarding PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash, posttraumatic stress neurosis, and tinnitus were denied. The appeal seeking revision of the November 1984 rating decision that granted service connection for a left wrist scar but failed to assign separate evaluations for arthritis and loss of sensation was also dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and PTSD, rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment in his occupation as a ship fitter. The Board granted TDIU based on the combined rating of 70% for his service-connected conditions.

The appeal to reopen the PTSD claim is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

An effective date earlier than June 16, 2014 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied.,A 70 percent rating for PTSD from June 16, 2014 is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD. The issue is now on the merits, and further investigation into the stressors and medical opinions is required.

For the entire appeal period, an evaluation of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD is granted. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for TDIU due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The PTSD claim is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and non-VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and ensuring proper notice is provided for her PTSD claim based on military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to October 25, 2017 and TDIU is granted from that date. The Veteran's cervical spine arthritis is rated at 20 percent prior to August 11, 2014 and TDIU is also granted from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and alcohol abuse is rated at 70 percent since May 30, 2008. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding a TDIU.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing VA and private treatment records, as well as to schedule the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations. The claims will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for PTSD and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and SSA records.

The Veteran's right eye corneal ulcer with corneal scarring does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.,The Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, that manifested in service or is otherwise related thereto.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported stressor is consistent with his allegation and linking it to a diagnosed PTSD condition.