PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from October 12, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since May 03, 2011. A TDIU was granted from May 03, 2011 to February 25, 2020 (excluding September 15, 2016 to November 30, 2018).

The Veteran was awarded service connection for PTSD in February 2005, and the Appellant filed for S-DVI insurance three years later. The Board found that there is no evidence of incompetency between February 14, 2005, and February 14, 2007, which is when the Veteran was notified of his service connection award.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with sleep impairment as likely as not renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and thus grants a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the issues of higher initial ratings for PTSD and TDIU prior to July 2, 2016 due to outstanding Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to December 20, 2017. The Board has ordered remand due to the need for additional treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's major depressive disorder is related to his service-connected tinnitus. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU were denied. The decision also found that the Veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 30 percent disabling prior to June 4, 2019; 50 percent from June 4, 2019 to March 15, 2020; and 70 percent from March 16, 2020. The Board has denied all requests for increased ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 100% rating throughout the appeal period. The issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to December 1, 2019 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating for PTSD. Service connection for Pectoralis Major Muscle Strain and Precordial Chest Pain are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 70 percent from June 21, 2013, to June 7, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and TDIU claims.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence in previous decisions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective October 28, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran’s PTSD symptomatology more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in May 2016. A new VA examination is needed to determine if any current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder, are related to active military service.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from May 24, 2017. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 24, 2017, is remanded for further adjudication by the Director of Compensation and Pension Service.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU from February 18, 2015. However, his earlier effective date claim on an extraschedular basis is remanded due to evidence suggesting he was unable to hold a job prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking ischemic heart disease to his active duty service or presumed exposure to herbicides. The Board also found that other conditions listed did not contribute to his death.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were already taken into consideration in his existing PTSD rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.