PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and a back disorder due to incomplete rationale in previous opinions. The Veteran contends that his current conditions are related to hearing about his friend from high school who died during service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating effective January 12, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder due to a lack of credible evidence supporting these conditions as being related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to additional development being needed.

The Board has denied service connection for keratinization skin disorders of the feet and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD, along with his other service-connected conditions, has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since July 15, 2019. The Board granted a TDIU on a schedular basis for this period.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relationship to his service-connected skin disability and a laceration on the left side of the head. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims is related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain all relevant VA treatment records, including those from the Mountain Home Veteran Center and any other VA mental health clinic. The claims are now pending for further proceedings.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, alcoholism, and dizziness due to lack of a valid in-service stressor and the absence of a current diagnosis attributable to active service.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, effective from October 25, 2016. The claim for service connection for a left ankle disability has been reopened due to the receipt of new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU from March 20, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities have been granted a higher rating, and she has also been granted TDIU. The claims for autoimmune disorder and cardiomyopathy are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD due to inconsistencies in previous opinions and need for additional clarification regarding the Veteran's reported stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD with sleep disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective as of the date of this decision. The issue of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent throughout the appeal period, and this evaluation moots a claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 2, 2018.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Parkinson's disease and PTSD have been granted due to the presumption of service connection based on herbicide exposure during active duty in Vietnam.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to February 14, 2018 and at 70 percent thereafter. The Board has found that a higher rating is not warranted for any period of time. Additionally, the Veteran's TDIU claim was remanded due to insufficient objective evidence regarding his current occupational impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD with shortness of breath and residuals of TBI is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum available rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has not been shown to warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.