PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, psychiatric condition (stress disorder with depression), and right foot condition have been reopened. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.,Service connection has not been established for cholangiocarcinoma, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50% rating from October 28, 2013 to May 1, 2016. A higher rating for PTSD beyond this period is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms worsened significantly on September 4, 2009, warranting an effective date of that day for the increased rating of 70 percent.

The Board denied revision of a June 1986 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the evidence at the time did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened and granted. The claims for sinusitis and right knee disability are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The tremors claim is being remanded.,Special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a hand (SMC) has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and TBI is rated at 70 percent, effective December 6, 2016. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for chest pains.

The Veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD and a TDIU prior to August 8, 2018. The claims are being remanded for additional development including obtaining state disability records and VA treatment records, as well as scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been found to most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. As a result, the Veteran is granted an increased rating of 70 percent for his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added by VA, and the Veteran's request for a waiver of review.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and finds that new evidence supports a finding of service connection. The neurological disability and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50% rating beginning April 29, 2011. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his PTSD and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy ratings.,Additionally, the matter of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 1, 2017 is inextricably intertwined with the rating issues and must be remanded.

The Veteran's left hip and pinky finger disabilities have been granted service connection. The appeal for tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and residuals of a first finger injury has been dismissed.,The appeals for PTSD, anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability are pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 50 percent for service-connected PTSD was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his claim. The Board also remanded issues related to overpayment of separation benefits.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations to assess his current employment capacity given his service-connected PTSD and ischemic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and dizziness, finding that they are not related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD and/or tinnitus.,The Board also found no evidence of a pre-existing condition aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran is currently employed in a suitable, stable government position and has overcome any impairment of employment to which his service-connected disabilities have substantially contributed. Therefore, he does not meet the requirements for VR&E benefits to obtain a Master's degree in Interior Design or Construction Management.

The Board has remanded the case due to new VA treatment records and will consider these records in readjudicating the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD.