PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of examination and outstanding records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is now expanded to include any such disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for coronary artery disease, PTSD prior to July 12, 2022, and TDIU prior to July 12, 2022 due to pending appeals in other cases. The AOJ must readjudicate these issues and provide an SSOC if necessary.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been denied, and his TDIU claim has also been denied due to his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 14, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings and TDIU was denied. The initial rating for reversible obstructive airway disease prior to May 25, 2022 is denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DCs 6604-6602. For the period from May 25, 2022, the Veteran's disability remains at 30 percent and no higher rating is warranted. The Board also found that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate development of employment information.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder. The claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for PTSD, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received since the April 2016 SOC. The Veteran's claim for left forearm condition, including arthritis, and his claims for left hand arthritis and PTSD are being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for mood disorder not otherwise specified and PTSD from April 19, 2010, to June 16, 2015, is dismissed due to the Veteran opting into the AMA from a May 2019 SSOC.

The Veteran is found unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus from July 29, 2013.

The Board has remanded the cases for further adjudication due to procedural issues and the need for additional development, including obtaining resumes of VA examiners.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and OSA were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD or 50 percent for OSA.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and new evidence is needed for a determination on service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and persistent depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because he does not meet the DSM-5 criteria for a current PTSD disability. The claim for TDIU is also denied due to lack of response from the Veteran and insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service treatment records and a need for an examination to determine the nature, extent, onset, and likely etiology of any psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The Veteran's spouse reported threatening divorce during his active service.

The Veteran's initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy are granted. The claim of service connection for bilateral cataracts is remanded.