PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, an enlarged prostate, and hepatitis B. The Board found no current disability in these conditions at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective November 3, 2015.,A higher rating for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the adjustment disorder with anxiety & depression is denied. The decision is mixed as it grants one condition but denies another.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence of service department records and a need for a VA examination to clarify the Veteran's diagnosis and determine if any current diagnoses are related to military service. The Veteran asserts that his psychiatric disability is caused by MST, but the record does not confirm this.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from January 21, 1981 to April 5, 2001 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support total occupational and social impairment during this period.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU from January 2, 1988 to April 5, 2001 was also denied as his earnings supported a conclusion of substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and the claim for service connection for PTSD due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, including PTSD and bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective from November 18, 2016. The PTSD with depressive disorder rating is denied as the evidence does not show an increase in disability within one year prior to the date of receipt of his increased evaluation claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to October 2, 2015, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder is denied as the Veteran did not become entitled to this rating until August 7, 2017.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected condition to his death.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a thorough and contemporaneous medical examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss. The Board also finds that there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's current left knee condition or PTSD are related to his military service, thus remanding these issues.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to April 14, 2014 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for anxiety, PTSD, a left leg amputation, diabetes mellitus, type II, and liver dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for thoracolumbar muscle strain and PTSD with major depressive disorder and amphetamine and alcohol use disorders are being remanded due to incomplete examinations and the need for clarification on the nature and severity of his diagnosed intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety; a left wrist condition; tinnitus; and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claims will be reviewed again with additional medical examination.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI symptoms have been rated at a combined 70 percent, effective from the entire appeal period. The rating is based on overlapping symptoms of both conditions.