PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected headaches did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, but his PTSD disability rating of 100% prevented a TDIU award. The Board remanded the case for further consideration.

The Veteran's migraines are granted service connection. The PTSD, right and left foot frostbite claims are remanded for further examination and opinion. TDIU is also remanded due to the impact on PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, knee, hand, wrist, foot, and eye conditions, as well as a psychiatric disability (PTSD), are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of either condition and that the evidence does not support a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected allergic sinusitis. The issues of whether the character of discharge and service connection for psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, arthritis of the cervical spine, and arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder and insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in a temporary total rating for convalescence and SMC based on housebound criteria from November 1, 2018, to February 1, 2019. The extension of the rating was granted due to complications following surgery.

The Board has determined that the current medical evidence is insufficient to establish a link between the Veteran's psychiatric disability and his in-service appendectomy, and thus remands for further examination and opinion.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine pain, PTSD, and a sleep disorder. The case is remanded to allow for further development of these issues.

An initial rating of 70 percent, but not higher, for a posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) disability is granted effective July 31, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and right hip disabilities are rated at their maximum levels, and no earlier effective date is granted for the PTSD rating.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran meets the schedular criteria with his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, and his radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is also rated at 40 percent. The Veteran's PTSD is not rated higher than 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss disability has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets VA criteria.,PTSD and lumbar spine disability ratings are remanded due to the need for updated examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior Board decisions regarding the verification of stressor events and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal regarding separate disability evaluations for TBI and PTSD was remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records. The AOJ is instructed to readjudicate the issue after completing these tasks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no current disability, no in-service event or injury related to the conditions, and no nexus between any condition and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but the Court remanded it to consider an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including depression.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including depression, is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU from December 22, 2017, is dismissed as moot. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU from February 10, 2017, to December 22, 2017, due to lack of employment information.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and addressing his contentions regarding service connection for hypothyroidism. The SMC claim is also being remanded.