PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD ratings and TDIU claim are being remanded for further review of the additional evidence.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating since July 10, 2009, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities including PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a TDIU rating from November 12, 2009. For the period prior to August 1, 2013, his duodenal ulcer was rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Mood Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, have been remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and PTSD have prevented him from finding and maintaining gainful employment since September 1, 2013. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected PTSD and Sleep Apnea from April 10, 2007 to December 8, 2015. TDIU on an extraschedular basis has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent evaluation prior to November 30, 2015. The initial compensable rating for the bilateral eye injury remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to military sexual trauma (MST) experienced during her service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for hypertension and sleep apnea. The claim of service connection for tinnitus was granted, with a rating of 20 percent effective December 12, 2011. The issue of an initial rating greater than 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, remains pending.

The Board has ordered a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and to determine if it meets the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. The remand is due to the lack of discussion on PTSD criteria in the previous VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combine to an 80 percent evaluation, but he does not have an employment handicap for VA vocational rehabilitation purposes and is therefore denied VR&E benefits.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to October 1, 2019. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD prior to October 1, 2019 and denied entitlement to TDIU prior to June 29, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claim for essential tremor affecting the upper extremities, claimed as Parkinson's disease, is remanded due to unclear evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD, thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted service connection. A rating of 70 percent has been assigned for PTSD since January 11, 2012.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted as his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his claimed in-service stressors, including his combat experience.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board has dismissed them.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, asthma, and PTSD have been reopened due to the receipt of new and material evidence. The claims are granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as his diagnosis of PTSD is related to a verified stressor from his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining additional records from SSA and VA VRE, scheduling a new examination for major depressive disorder and PTSD, and providing an opinion on the left knee disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and head trauma residuals are being remanded due to the inability to verify stressors for PTSD, and the need for further examination regarding both conditions.