PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling for a VA examination regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from May 10, 2020, due to his service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer. The rating for CAD was increased to 30 percent effective May 10, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 70 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of initial review by the VA Regional Office and the need for additional evidence from Psychology Iowa. The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to October 12, 2013 is being returned for further action.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD was withdrawn.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for migraine headaches, but diabetes mellitus, type II, is not service connected due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during active duty.,Diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no evidence it manifested within one year of separation from active service. The appeal for OSA secondary to tinnitus is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD have been reopened, and the Board has granted these claims. The TDIU issue is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and requests an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 30 percent disabling prior to January 13, 2021 and as 70 percent disabling from that date. The Veteran also has been granted TDIU throughout the appeal period.,PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent evaluation prior to March 2, 2020, due to significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has found that the VA failed to properly notify the Veteran of a requested examination and did not obtain the necessary medical opinion. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to military service or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and that any diagnosed depression was not related to service.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate have been granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, headaches from TBI, low back strain, bilateral hearing loss with nonsuppurative otitis media, diabetes mellitus with nephropathy and erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, hemorrhoids, residuals of TBI, and other conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a VA aid and attendance examination. The Veteran's SMC (A&A) claim is pending due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examiner's rationale and the need for further medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to October 20, 2016 was denied. Service connection for Congestive Heart Failure and Glaucoma were also denied. The claim for reopening a previously denied lumbar disability claim was denied. TDIU was granted but rendered moot due to the increase in rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was rated at 70 percent disabling, but the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they were not productive of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide the claims for service connection for PTSD, costochondritis, back condition, hearing loss, abdominal pain, hemorrhoids, traumatic brain injury (TBI), left ankle condition, and right knee strain. The Veteran's VA generated evidence will be reviewed in a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating above 70 percent for PTSD has been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing his appeal.