PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and PTSD, are granted. The rating for asthma with chronic transitory pleurisy is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the buttocks and granted a TDIU from April 1, 2013. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis related to his claimed gunshot wound, but was found unable to work due to his PTSD with alcohol dependency and left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of more than 70 percent is not warranted based on the evidence showing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 0 percent, and the claim for an increased rating is denied.,The Veteran met the criteria for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD. The Board found that the need for SMC based on aid and attendance was also met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and alcohol use disorder, are at least as likely as not related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, and his TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is remanded for further evaluation, including obtaining recent VA treatment records and a medical opinion on the relationship between his sleep apnea and service-connected PTSD with MDD.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and a rating in excess of 20 percent for Right Shoulder Strain with Degenerative Changes have been dismissed. The remaining issues, including those related to the right knee, left knee, and PTSD, are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral ear disorder, right knee disability, and left knee disability are being remanded due to insufficient examination reports.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and clarification on whether his symptoms are related to service-connected PTSD or another condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and he is granted TDIU beginning February 2, 2018. The appeal for prior to February 2, 2018 TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating for the period prior to January 31, 2019.,Effective April 18, 2012, to January 30, 2019, the criteria for TDIU based solely on service-connected PTSD were met.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA mental disorders examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric condition(s), including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received, but further development is needed before a final determination can be made.

The Board has determined that sleep apnea is secondary to service-connected PTSD and granted the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and has ordered another remand to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records for PTSD and Asthma evaluations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD and diabetes mellitus II with erectile dysfunction due to incomplete information and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension requires medication for continuous control and warrants a 10 percent rating. The Board has granted a higher 10 percent rating, but remanded due to worsening symptoms. Service connection claims are also remanded for VA opinions on the etiologies of back disability, neck disability, hearing loss, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, and PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for hearing loss, migraines, and TBI were denied. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use and unspecified depressive disorder was also denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 27, 2018 for the grant of service connection for migraines was denied.