PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for asthma has been dismissed. The claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disability is reopened, but the claims for other conditions are still pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to June 20, 2017 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. However, the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses of PTSD and insufficient evidence for verifying the Veteran's claimed stressors. The case also requires a VA examination to determine if depression is related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for left knee, cervical spine, and thoracic spine conditions have been granted. The claim for PTSD remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous instructions, specifically regarding obtaining private medical treatment records from John 3:16 Ministries and VA treatment records from October 2013 to September 2015. The Veteran is requested to provide authorization for these records.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70% rating from December 28, 2016, to February 27, 2017.,A higher rating for PTSD is denied from February 27, 2017, to February 1, 2018.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety, and depression are rated at 70 percent from May 2, 2016. The issue of TDIU prior to March 6, 2019 is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate prior to January 27, 2016 is denied because his service-connected PTSD alone does not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the appeal is only to this extent. The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen his claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, high blood pressure, and migraines. Further development is needed before the merits of these claims can be addressed.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on the symptoms described in the medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether obesity is a substantial factor in causing or aggravating the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, and whether PTSD is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (previously rated as OCD with depressive disorder) has been dismissed because he withdrew the appeal in February 2022.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70% and denied for a higher rating. The respiratory disorder claim is remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) as the evidence did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date prior to July 25, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated at 70% throughout the appeal period, but he maintained substantial employment. The Board found that his disability did not render him unemployable for substantially gainful work.

The Veteran's PTSD with other anxiety disorders is rated at a 70 percent disability rating prior to September 6, 2016.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines is remanded and will be adjudicated again.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to November 8, 2016. He was also granted SMC at the housebound rate for his service-connected disabilities during this period.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since August 18, 2016.,The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent since August 18, 2016.