PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and for TDIU due to missing records from SSA and the South Carolina Retirement System.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Schizophrenia, as well as his TDIU, with an effective date of September 4, 2009. The level of impairment at that time was consistent with a 70% rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is being remanded for consideration of a new VA examination report, and the TDIU issue is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the Veteran's employment history and disability ratings did not warrant a TDIU prior to March 22, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and TMJ disability due to incomplete verification of in-service stressors, need for additional VA examinations, and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD due to new evidence and the need to consider worsening symptoms.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to potential service connection and dependency issues. The cause of death is under review, as well as dependency benefits.

The Veteran is service-connected for multiple disabilities, including PTSD, cervical and lumbar spine conditions, and musculoskeletal issues. The Board found that the combination of these disabilities renders him unemployable but not solely due to any single disability. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding that his symptoms are related to his in-service stressors and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, effective from May 31, 2018.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The TDIU claim is now pending.

The Veteran's appeals for increased PTSD rating, hypertension service connection, erectile dysfunction service connection (secondary to PTSD), and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeals.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding in-service stressors for PTSD and a need for additional medical examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his TDIU claim since October 8, 2020, were denied. His TDIU claim prior to October 8, 2020 was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since October 26, 2021. The rating is granted for the entire appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's November 2017 Form 9 was timely filed, and as a result, the appeal of his claims for service connection for diabetes, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder is reinstated. The decision does not address any exposure basis or grant any rating.

The Board denied reopening and granting service connection for PTSD and right eye blindness secondary to PTSD, finding no new and material evidence.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the reopening of a lumbar spine disability claim and higher initial ratings for PTSD with unspecified MDD.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development.