PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% rating from January 10, 2008. His TDIU claim is also granted from that date. The Board found the Veteran's PTSD to be more than just a 50% disability and remanded for additional development regarding service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right and left ankle disorders, right and left knee disorders, low back disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities meeting VA's regulatory definition of a hearing loss disability or any other qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and thus denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the TDIU claim due to insufficient reasons and bases provided in the original decision. The Veteran's PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus need to be reassessed by VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure of the Veteran to attend scheduled VA examinations for PTSD. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded as well.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is in need of regular aid and attendance. The Board has granted TDIU and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance. However, the claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus type II remains denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to January 3, 2019. Beginning January 3, 2019, the Veteran's PTSD and TBI are rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia is granted a 100 percent rating from January 26, 2015 through July 5, 2020. The issue of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities from April 5, 2013 through January 25, 2015 is dismissed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, are related to his detention and interrogation in East Berlin during service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, MDD, and anxiety have been reopened. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated VA treatment records and arrange for an examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating since January 26, 2009. A higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 28, 2016. The TDIU based on the aggregate effects of service-connected disabilities is granted from January 1, 2013, through January 1, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case is being returned for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to April 17, 2017, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is denied. The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's PTSD warranted such a rating in the year prior to April 17, 2017.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's reported military sexual trauma and personal assault stressor. The claims are now pending for further development, including obtaining a VA examination with an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, is related to his service. His obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded for further development to determine if a higher rating or TDIU is warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn contributed to his development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete record. The Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric, lumbar spine, and left knee conditions are pending.