PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is being remanded for a more thorough examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's PTSD with mild major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include PTSD, depression, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating of PTSD in excess of 50 percent has been denied. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that his PTSD warrants such a rating. His hearing loss disability, however, requires further examination to determine its current severity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, either before or after July 26, 2012.

The Board dismissed the appeals as the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and PTSD with secondary persistent depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation. The Board has remanded the case for referral to the Director of the Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete development and for further examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with updated medical records and a new in-person VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD/depression symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70% disability rating from April 26, 2010 until April 27, 2017.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and etiology opinions due to the Veteran's assertions of increased disability severity and new evidence submitted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and coronary artery disease rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of December 2, 2009. The Board granted a TDIU effective that date.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and remanded the issue of service connection for Migraines.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, PTSD, OSA, and erectile dysfunction are all granted. Service connection is established for PTSD based on in-service racial trauma and tension at Loring Air Force Base (AFB).

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD resulted in occupational and social impairment prior to April 22, 2015 but not from that date onwards.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective February 20, 2015. The Board found that the evidence supported this increased rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning and lack of adequate medical examination in determining service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and has remanded the Veteran's claims for a back disability, glaucoma, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was not granted TDIU status.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his employment situation and a new VA PTSD examination.