PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in May 2012 and again in October 2010. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at May 5, 2014.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and nonobstructive coronary artery disease, as well as his claim for TDIU, have been dismissed because he has withdrawn all of these issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, specifically missing private psychological treatment records from a licensed marriage family therapist who has been treating the Veteran since 1988. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for VA to obtain these records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition including PTSD, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver due to a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that these conditions preexisted military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, provide notice regarding personal assault claims, and schedule the Veteran with a VA examination to assess her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD ratings and TDIU claim are being remanded for further review of the additional evidence.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating since July 10, 2009, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities including PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a TDIU rating from November 12, 2009. For the period prior to August 1, 2013, his duodenal ulcer was rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Mood Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, have been remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and PTSD have prevented him from finding and maintaining gainful employment since September 1, 2013. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected PTSD and Sleep Apnea from April 10, 2007 to December 8, 2015. TDIU on an extraschedular basis has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent evaluation prior to November 30, 2015. The initial compensable rating for the bilateral eye injury remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to military sexual trauma (MST) experienced during her service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for hypertension and sleep apnea. The claim of service connection for tinnitus was granted, with a rating of 20 percent effective December 12, 2011. The issue of an initial rating greater than 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, remains pending.

The Board has ordered a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and to determine if it meets the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. The remand is due to the lack of discussion on PTSD criteria in the previous VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combine to an 80 percent evaluation, but he does not have an employment handicap for VA vocational rehabilitation purposes and is therefore denied VR&E benefits.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to October 1, 2019. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD prior to October 1, 2019 and denied entitlement to TDIU prior to June 29, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claim for essential tremor affecting the upper extremities, claimed as Parkinson's disease, is remanded due to unclear evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD, thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted service connection. A rating of 70 percent has been assigned for PTSD since January 11, 2012.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted as his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his claimed in-service stressors, including his combat experience.