PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus (due to herbicide exposure), and acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The claim for gout was denied as new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that there was no evidence of unemployability prior to April 24, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since June 1, 2014. The Board has granted an earlier effective date for a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his in-service stressor events and thus concluding that his current diagnosis of PTSD did not begin in service or is based on a confirmed in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the severity of the Veteran's PTSD and his specific worsening mental health symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a personality disorder has been denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claims for PTSD and bipolar disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the remaining issues of service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major depressive disorder, but granted service connection for Major depressive disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 70 percent from October 1, 2007. The previous rating of 50 percent prior to that date has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence supports a higher evaluation of 100 percent disabling due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 70 percent from December 17, 2010 to July 21, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are supported by credible evidence and his current diagnoses align with these stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is being reviewed, along with verification of in-service stressors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, finding that his reported in-service stressors are related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and depressive disorder have been established, meeting the criteria for these conditions.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to September 2, 2011. From September 2, 2011 to September 11, 2012, the Veteran's PTSD warranted a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating for the period prior to February 28, 2012. A higher rating of over 70 percent is denied from that date forward.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the introduction of new and material evidence. The right shoulder, arm, and hand conditions are denied as not related to service.,PTSD is currently diagnosed but its separate symptoms from another service-connected condition need further clarification.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU due to new evidence received after the February 2019 supplemental statement of the case. The Veteran underwent a VA examination in July 2014, but his symptoms have worsened since then. A remand is necessary to obtain additional treatment records from the Vet Center and for a VA examination to assess the current severity of PTSD and mood manifestations.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a nervous disorder was denied in September 1980 due to failure to report for a VA examination. The Board found no CUE and denied the motion.,The Veteran's hepatitis C has not caused symptoms such as intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia or any incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain).,PTSD results in social and occupational impairment but does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total social impairment. The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder has resulted in signs and symptoms such as difficulty understanding complex commands, memory impairment, disturbances in motivation and mood, irritability, difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships, and suicidal ideation.