PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective February 2, 2018.,An earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD is dismissed.,The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent from March 12, 2018, to October 8, 2019. The claim for an increased rating and TDIU prior to January 2, 2020, has been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of a potential stressor and failure to address relevant medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional service treatment records and inpatient records from the VA Hospital in Martinez, California. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD remains before the Board.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for service-connected acquired psychiatric disabilities as it was not properly before the Board due to the finality of the September 2019 decision.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and a psychiatric disorder, including chronic PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for TDIU, PTSD rating increase, and DEA eligibility have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable at any time during the appeal period. The Board denied his claim for TDIU as he has maintained substantially gainful employment despite his PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of neck disability, psychiatric disorder, hysterectomy, and tinnitus before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeals before the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD with stimulant use disorder, cocaine, in sustained remission is rated at 50 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,There is no current right ankle disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Veteran's appeal to receive a higher rating for his PTSD was withdrawn by the appellant before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 9, 2013. The failure to obtain SSA records constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board denied an increased rating to a higher level.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for PTSD, previously rated as unspecified depressive disorder.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to the listed conditions and issues, effectively dismissing them.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's appeal for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, specially adapted housing, and a special home adaptation grant has been denied due to lack of evidence showing loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, blindness in both eyes, loss of use of one lower extremity with residual organic disease or injury affecting balance or propulsion, loss or use of one lower extremity with loss or use of one upper extremity affecting balance and propulsion, loss or use of both upper extremities to preclude use of arms at or above the elbow, or full thickness or subdermal burns. The Veteran's disabilities are not related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The psychiatric disorders are remanded for further examination and determination of their etiology.