PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing service personnel records and incomplete service treatment records, as well as an inadequate VA opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating, but no higher. The Board found the overall disability picture more closely approximates the symptoms contemplated by this rating due to reduced reliability and productivity in work and social situations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD is granted, as the evidence shows a current diagnosis and a link to his in-service stressors.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent.,The Veteran's combined psychiatric disorders are currently rated at 30 percent, and there is no evidence to support a higher rating based on occupational and social impairment.,The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case will be readjudicated, including all psychiatric disorders reasonably raised by the record.

The Board has found that new evidence was received to reopen the claims for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, incontinence, headache disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These issues are being remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The claims are now pending before the RO.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left knee condition as secondary to a right knee condition due to potential discrepancies in military personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination and inconsistency in the psychologist's opinion regarding PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and whether it is at least as likely as not related to an in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the Veteran meets criteria for hearing loss disability in the left ear and if his current residuals of a left triceps injury are related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is rated at 70 percent disabling from March 19, 2015 to August 21, 2018. The criteria for a higher rating are not met during this period.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraines, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability and PTSD due to inadequate VA examinations in previous decisions. The case is now pending for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between current psychiatric disorders and service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to maintain gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to April 5, 2012. The Board denied a TDIU rating on either a schedular or extraschedular basis.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders should be remanded due to insufficient evidence from the previous examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. His TDIU is granted as of July 11, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have more nearly approximated the criteria for at least a 70 percent evaluation, and the Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies between the record and Dr. MC's report regarding occupational and social impairment.