PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition, and he is requested to provide any private treatment records relevant to his claim.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disability, an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, MDD, and Schizoid personality disorder, and a bilateral shoulder disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions had their onset during active duty or were related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back condition, and residuals of Chiari malformation due to incomplete development. The Veteran's subjective experience in service is considered sufficient for diagnoses of PTSD and unspecified bipolar disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate rationale in previous medical opinions and insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders to his service.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD prior to July 21, 2011, based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relationships, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted under the PACT Act. The claim for service connection for a heart condition, including non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (claimed as ischemic heart disease), gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer, anemia, calculi of the gall bladder, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, and PTSD is reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial in November 2010.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine whether the Veteran has additional psychiatric disorders separate and distinct from her service-connected PTSD, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no diagnosis of PTSD that conforms to DSM-5 criteria and the evidence did not meet the threshold requirement for a current disability.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since he closed his own business in 2012, and the Board granted entitlement to a TDIU based on this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran needs VA examinations to assess his current disability levels and determine if he is unemployable due to his conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety are granted a disability rating of 70 percent from September 1, 2010, forward.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted due to presumptive exposure to burn pits in Southwest Asia.,TDIU is denied as the Veteran has not demonstrated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder due to incomplete examination reports and incorrect application of the presumption of soundness.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating for hypertension, sleep problems, PTSD, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction, did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to July 8, 2020 and increased to 70% thereafter. The rating for PTSD is granted.,A 30% rating for bilateral foot disorder is granted effective September 26, 2016.,A 10% rating for cervical spine disorder is denied.,A 10% rating for asthma is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are granted effective February 13, 2020. The Board also referred the issue of whether a TDIU can be awarded based on the disabling effects of any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities to include his heart disability for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for conversion disorder presenting as pseudoseizures secondary to service-connected PTSD, but has remanded the issue of residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) including dizziness and headaches.

The Veteran's service connection for recurrent abdominoplasty residuals is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of rating PTSD, low back musculotendinous strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left ankle strain residuals.