PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD, and TDIU due to PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess his current PTSD symptoms and whether his OSA is caused or aggravated by his PTSD.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to May 5, 2011. He also received TDIU and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance prior to that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted due to the lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran does not have a permanent total service-connected disability rating for PTSD, so he cannot be granted basic eligibility for education benefits under Chapter 35 (DEA).

The Board has determined that new and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder has not been received. The Veteran's tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD with anxiety and insomnia (acquired psychiatric disorder), bilateral metatarsalgia (foot disorder), and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations. The claim for service connection for hepatitis C is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 50 percent as of October 14, 1977 and 100 percent as of February 7, 2013. The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain medical records and a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of her psychiatric disability during the relevant period.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been granted, with a compensable rating of 10 percent.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 4, 2018 has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that her symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional treatment records from the Biloxi Vet Center.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and rating consideration due to new evidence indicating an increase in PTSD symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sleep disturbances, bipolar disorder, depression, and memory loss are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions. The issues of TDIU are also being remanded as they may be impacted by the development sought.

The Veteran's claims of increased evaluation for degenerative arthritis, compensation for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for PTSD and traumatic brain injury are all remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for verification of a stressor and further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a diagnosed disability and linking it to service. The most probative medical opinion determined that the Veteran’s symptoms do not meet the criteria for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of May 2, 2009.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from June 12, 2011 to October 19, 2015 due to service-connected disabilities that rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent disabling, but the evidence does not show that his symptoms are more severe than those most closely reflecting an occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a higher rating from November 8, 2004. A TDIU was denied prior to August 16, 2005 and granted thereafter.

The Veteran's appeal for a total evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded. The Board requested additional information from the Veteran regarding his employment history and accommodation provided by his employers, as well as updated treatment records.

The Board dismissed the appeals on the claims for service connection for seizures and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder due to the death of the appellant.