PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment for the entire period on appeal, warranting a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development, including obtaining VA treatment records and resolving any outstanding issues related to service connection. The Veteran's PTSD remains rated at 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons or bases in the August 2021 decision regarding PTSD and the Veteran's MOS as a Torpedoman. The Veteran must provide additional details of stressors, which will be verified by VA.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is granted, but his claim for a higher rating remains pending and requires additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of the right knee disorder claim which is being remanded. The conditions are presumed to be related to his Persian Gulf War service.

The appeal for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus type II is dismissed.,PTSD has been granted an initial 70 percent rating, but no higher.,Right lower extremity neuropathy of the sciatic nerve remains at 20 percent.,Left lower extremity neuropathy of the sciatic nerve remains at 20 percent.,Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve has been granted a 20 percent rating.,Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve has been granted a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and MDD, have resulted in unemployability since March 31, 2011. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100% rating, and the issue of an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease, PTSD, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD. The VA examiner is requested to provide an updated opinion on whether the Veteran experienced a personal assault trauma stressor in-service and if so, whether the PTSD is related to such in-service trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss need further development due to incomplete or inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected impairment of sphincter control and PTSD preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment, leading to a TDIU grant.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA, PTSD, and major depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The claim for service connection for BHL was denied due to insufficient evidence of hearing loss meeting VA disability compensation criteria.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of April 2, 2019 for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 was also granted an effective date of April 2, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and/or maintain a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder due to insufficient evidence of current diagnoses or recent in-service stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since June 29, 2006. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to May 15, 2018 and from February 1, 2019 onward. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right shoulder condition and left shoulder condition.

The Board has remanded both the cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation claims due to lack of a medical opinion addressing whether any service-connected conditions, including PTSD with alcohol dependence, were an immediate, aggravating, or underlying cause of death.