PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the claim for an increased rating for PTSD remains denied.,PTSD was previously granted a 70% disability rating effective October 11, 2016. The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date, which has been denied.,The Veteran's back disability is rated as 20%, and the claim for a higher initial rating remains denied.,TDIU prior to October 11, 2016, was previously denied, and this issue remains unresolved.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to insufficient development, including a need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective from January 31, 2012. Service connection for hypertension is granted and effective from October 5, 2014. The claim for SMC is granted.

The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding its onset in service. The Veteran's current diagnoses include PTSD, depressive disorder, and personality disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file to decide the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran reported in-service stressors and symptoms but no examination or opinion was provided.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 31, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to March 30, 2018, on an extraschedular basis due to the evidence not showing that his service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unemployable.

The Board has granted a TDIU prior to January 24, 2020 due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and other disabilities. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU from January 24, 2020 is remanded as it involves a schedular 100% rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for both schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish service connection for either condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are now pending further review.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a new VA examination for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with the PTSD rating issue.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and schizophrenia has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence, including SSA records indicating a diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1978. The Board granted this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The examiner must consider the Veteran's statements about PTSD interfering with OSA treatment and apply the correct standard for aggravation of a nonservice connected disability by a service-connected disability, including PTSD and heart disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD because the appellant failed to appear for a scheduled examination without good cause, and there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD in conformance with DSM-IV or DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service emotional instability and its relation to his current psychiatric condition, as well as whether his conscientious objector request constitutes an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have contributed substantially or materially to her cause of death, a gastrointestinal bleed due to liver failure caused by alcohol abuse. The Board grants the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including a VA mental health examination to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, higher initial rating for bronchial asthma, earlier effective date for obstructive sleep apnea, and whether ratings for both conditions should be combined.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertensive vascular disease, prostate cancer, cervical spine disorder (arthritis), and PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow gainful employment, as he has a combined evaluation of 80% and his conditions have not prevented him from working.