PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess its current severity and impact on his ability to work. The TDIU issue is also being remanded due to the inextricability with the PTSD claim.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation from March 31, 2010, to May 22, 2012.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all contentions for the appeal scheduled before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Spinal Cord Injury, Left Thigh Atrophy, Left Calf Atrophy, Left Wrist Injury, and Left Middle and Ring Fingers Fracture Residuals, prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU effective April 29, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was restored to 50 percent effective November 1, 2015. The lumbar strain rating remains at 10 percent.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has found that another remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of previous medical opinions and the unverified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and unverified stressors. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and anxiety are being reviewed again with new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability recent to or during the pendency of the appeal.,For the period from December 1, 2014 to September 4, 2019, the Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as his symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder, has been consistently associated with total occupational and social impairment since April 10, 2017. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for this condition effective from that date.

The Veteran is granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to January 31, 2020 and entitlement to TDIU prior to that date. The Board found the Veteran's PTSD results in deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, and thinking.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment from April 13, 2015 to the present. A 100 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The case is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and alcohol use disorder is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD that conforms with the DSM-5 criteria. His alcohol use disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected mild alcohol use disorder. The issues of initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, bilateral foot disability (left and right), erectile dysfunction, and left shoulder disability are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected MDD with PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the General Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that her symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for temporary total rating and disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with opioid use disorder. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination to assess the current extent and severity of his sleep disorder, and to determine whether he has a current psychiatric disorder for which service connection may be granted. The matter also requires clarification of the Veteran's reported in-service stressors.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, OSTSRD, MDD, and unspecified mild neurocognitive disorder, is remanded due to inadequate stressor verification. The Veteran was stationed in Thailand from October 1965 to February 1966, but VA needs to verify the specific incident where a Thai military officer pointed a gun at him.