PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include bilateral eye disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), speech disorder, right leg disorder, and TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an increased rating to 70 percent prior to March 23, 2015. From March 23, 2015 forward, the Veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher rating. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is denied in both periods.

The Veteran's PTSD, migraines, and vertigo have been granted initial disability ratings of 100%, 50%, and 30% respectively. The right shoulder labral tear remains denied.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to passive suicidal thoughts, chronic sleep impairment, depressed mood, anxiety, and hypervigilance prior to September 25, 2017. From September 25, 2017, the Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to increased irritability and anger outbursts, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, difficulty maintaining social relationships, chronic sleep impairment, and passive suicidal thoughts.

The Board has denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims of service connection for hearing loss and skin disorder (eczema).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and a low back disability have been reopened.,Service connection has been granted for the Veteran's anxiety disorder and depression disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's mental health disorders will be further evaluated, including obtaining service treatment records from his active duty and National Guard service periods.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD was granted. His petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection for 7th and 9th cranial nerve damage, claimed as residuals of frenectomy, is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD to include a psychogenic reaction, is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as his antisocial personality disorder is the primary cause of his unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for new examinations and additional records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability has been reopened, and he is now in receipt of a 50% rating for PTSD. The appeal regarding the heart disability remains pending as it was remanded by the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 4, 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prescribed Quetiapine, used to treat his service-connected PTSD, caused him to fall and subsequently fracture his hip, leading to his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral elbow lateral epicondylitis. The remaining issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of injury to right pinky finger with limitation of motion, and a bilateral shoulder disability are being remanded.

The Veteran's headache disability is rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available.,The Veteran's PTSD and headaches are found to be consistent with inability to sustain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a TDIU award.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50%, which does not meet the criteria for a TDIU as per VA regulations. The Board denied the claim because there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have met the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU as of March 31, 2020. The evidence indicates that these disabilities have prevented him from performing gainful employment since then.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of medical review and consideration of additional information. The Veteran's PTSD claim is also being reviewed as new evidence may support her diagnosis.