PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The symptoms include reduced reliability and productivity in occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from the date of claim, warranting a disability rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and a higher rating for his PTSD. The Board has determined that additional examination is needed to assess the current severity of his PTSD.,The Veteran also seeks an earlier effective date for TDIU, which was granted as of March 1, 2012.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection, TDIU, and DEA benefits due to the Veteran's psychiatric disability. The effective date of service connection was set at August 6, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria under DSM-V.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a rating in excess of this due to insufficient occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to verify claimed stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the evidence shows a link between his in-service experiences and current symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran did not have a current condition related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent, but not higher, effective prior to October 1, 2012. The decision also addressed the issue of entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 1, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of death and service connection for PTSD. Additional evidence is needed from a new examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's symptoms of TBI cannot be distinguished from his PTSD, and therefore a separate rating for TBI is not warranted as it would result in pyramiding.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, particularly concerning his presence in Cambodia during active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 5, 2014.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) and a heart disorder due to additional development of records, including VA treatment records from multiple facilities and National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

Your claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because you are already receiving a 100% schedular rating for your service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder and have no other disabilities to consider.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to June 30, 2016 due to insufficient evidence regarding his employment history and inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.,Entitlement to an effective date prior to November 2, 2017, for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder have been granted a disability rating of 70 percent, effective September 3, 2015. The Board also remanded the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural issues and new evidence that was not considered in the previous decision.