PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to June 9, 2021 and denied for a higher rating. Effective June 9, 2021, the Veteran's PTSD is still rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The appeal is remanded for further development to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders, lung disability, right-hand injury, liver disabilities, and diabetes.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as PTSD and MDD, finding that it is etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for PTSD and total disability due to individual unemployability prior to December 27, 2017 are being remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board directives.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating from July 11, 2015 to March 28, 2017 was granted. The claim for a higher rating prior to December 5, 2017 is denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since July 24, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a link between his symptoms and an in-service stressor. The Veteran was not granted any new rating or effective date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the period of appeal, with symptoms including depression, anxiety, nightmares, and suicidal ideation causing occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, a neck disability, and a headache disability. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was also granted as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with vertebral fracture.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than major depressive disorder (MDD), to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); increased ratings for right ankle and knee disorders; and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities are being remanded as the Board finds that there is insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric condition, right ankle and knee disorders, and the occurrence of his reported witnessing of a fellow Marine's death during training.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tension headaches, lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right knee strain, and hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension and PTSD was denied. The earlier effective date claim for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD, rated at 70 percent disabling from October 20, 2015 to November 17, 2016, did not render him unable to secure or maintain any substantially gainful occupation. Beginning November 17, 2016, the Veteran is in receipt of a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD and TDIU is moot as his PTSD alone prevents him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The combined rating of all conditions does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as service connected. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability, respiratory disorder, sleep disorder, and low back disability are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, heart condition, and PTSD have been remanded due to the need for additional development regarding exposure to herbicides and contaminated water during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for medical opinions regarding the appellant's mental health condition and whether he was insane at the time of his misconduct, which led to his discharge.

The Veteran's appeals for increased PTSD rating, initial hepatitis C rating, and service connection for scars of the left hand have been dismissed as he withdrew his requests before a decision was made.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since April 10, 2008. The Board granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from that date.