PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to July 24, 2020 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment due to PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several service-connected conditions have been withdrawn. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in ears), and hypertension due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to August 7, 2019. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause of death, specifically whether the Veteran's COPD was related to his military service and/or his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the need for further development regarding the claimed stressors and their veracity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Somalia and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent, as he has maintained full-time gainful employment since 2016 and is not totally occupationally impaired.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that there is a link between the Veteran's reported combat stressors and his current symptoms.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for a schedular 100 percent rating for PTSD due to the grant of TDIU based on her psychiatric disability, effective from March 29, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to missing documentation from June 2016 to January 2020. The Veteran's original claims remain on appeal and need to be readjudicated with all relevant evidence included.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, shingles, headaches, and a sleep disorder. The preponderance of the evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.,While the Veteran provided statements asserting he experienced symptoms related to these conditions during service, there is no credible supporting evidence that any in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 50 percent to noncompensable due to his failure to appear at a scheduled VA examination. The Board has decided the case is remanded for further action.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as he did not exhibit total occupational or social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his active duty service and granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as evidenced by his employment history and the lack of cooperation in obtaining information for his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD with associated alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder warrants a rating of 70 percent prior to March 8, 2018. From March 8, 2018, the Veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his case.