PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to November 12, 2014, and 70 percent thereafter. The Board has ordered remand for additional development including obtaining recent VA treatment records and a new VA examination. The TDIU claim is also referred back to the C&P Director for extraschedular consideration.

Service connection for migraine headache disorder, low back disorder, right hand disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot disorder is granted.,Service connection for psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and an antisocial personality disorder) is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the period from December 22, 2020 onwards. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including consideration of new VA treatment records.

The Veteran withdrew his increased rating claims, and the Board dismissed all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and his private treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, characterized by PTSD, GAD, and depression. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service combat experience and his current symptoms.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for PTSD was granted, with a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and chronic lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressors contributed to his current diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, have precluded his employability since June 18, 1983. The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 18, 1983 on an extraschedular basis and dismissed the claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for West Nile virus and its residuals is denied, as the condition is inactive with no residual symptoms. The TDIU claim is also denied due to insufficient evidence of unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, and schizophrenia, is related to an assault in service and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Perry Point VAMC and Balboa Naval Hospital. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST) is pending.

The Veteran's TBI with MDD caused occupational and social impairment, but not total impairment. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the period from June 25, 2015 through November 13, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Lyme disease, left knee disability, right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder) have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, alcohol dependency, adjustment disorder with mixed disturbances of emotions and conduct, and PTSD, is granted as service connected. The heart disease claim is denied.