PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower extremity PAD and a higher rating for PTSD with depression, but has remanded his claims regarding CAD, surgical scars of the right leg and chest, a painful right leg scar, and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for DDD of the cervical spine with congenital stenosis, but has remanded the issues regarding an unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to January 15, 2021 are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last statement of the case.,A VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left ankle disability.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding service connection for various conditions, including lumbar strain, knee pain syndromes, breathing condition, sleep apnea, and PTSD due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a disability rating of 70 percent prior to January 1, 2020. From January 1, 2020, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD has been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence did not support a finding that he had such a disability at any time during the period on appeal. Service connection for hypertension was also remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal as to whether new or material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, is remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and did not grant a TDIU, finding that the Veteran's psychiatric impairment does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's SMC at a higher level claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his functional impairment related to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his knee injuries and spinal stenosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the Board finds that he meets the requirements of DSM-5 criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The Veteran's military stressors have been confirmed as adequate to support his PTSD diagnosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of a claimed in-service stressor related to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of recurrent sleep disability, psychiatric disability, scrotal disability, and lumbar spine disability are remanded due to the need for further examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his psychiatric condition, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral eye disability, bilateral knee condition, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss.

For the appeal period prior to November 23, 2018, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent and denied a higher rating.,For the appeal period from November 23, 2018, the Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 70% to 50%, effective February 1, 2019. The Board found this reduction improper and restored the original 70% rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of claimed stressors and a need for further medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during active service and that any current symptoms did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent effective from January 6, 2017. The initial rating prior to that date remains at 50 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, effective January 18, 2018.