PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating effective November 20, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to May 7, 2015 and the appeal for a higher rating is denied from that date forward. A TDIU was granted from March 19, 2015 to May 6, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability within one year after separation from service and insufficient competent medical evidence linking the current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD and MDD. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to determine if she meets the criteria for these diagnoses and whether they are related to her in-service stressor of sexual harassment.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and a back condition due to inadequate VA medical opinions and failure to address relevant treatment records. The claims will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of gout and PTSD with TBI residuals from November 11, 2015 forward was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of PTSD prior to November 11, 2015 was also dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has been granted. The claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to May 3, 2013 and increased to 70 percent beginning May 3, 2013.,Prior to May 3, 2013, the Veteran's PTSD caused occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depression and personality disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish that the current psychiatric conditions were incurred in service.

The Veteran was granted TDIU beginning April 1, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of that date.,VA denied an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches prior to April 1, 2008.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and an increased rating for PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent, granting a higher rating than previously. Service connection has also been granted for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions from the VA examiner regarding service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms and treatment records must be considered, including articles submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for PTSD and diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide exposure. The rating for PTSD remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran's pre-existing PTSD was aggravated by her military sexual trauma during service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, was granted in a March 2021 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 25, 2013 is denied because the schedular criteria are not met and there is no evidence of an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety as due to military sexual trauma (MST), based on credible evidence of the in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in July 1998 due to unverified stressors. The effective date of service connection is now set at May 30, 1997, the date he filed his initial claim.