PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% rating, but his claims for increased ratings of other conditions have been dismissed. The Board found that the right elbow and right ankle conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to confirm his service in Vietnam and to obtain opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment, and therefore his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this case for further examination to determine if there are overlapping symptoms between PTSD and TBI.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his military service, but denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a rating of 70 percent effective February 7, 2018. The Veteran's appeal was not about the exposure basis or the PACT Act.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's symptoms were found to be more closely approximating the level associated with a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% rating effective July 29, 2015, due to total occupational and social impairment caused by persistent delusions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to inconsistencies in his recounting of personal history and the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU on a schedular basis. However, his PTSD does not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the cases due to issues with the initial determinations and a need for further development, including obtaining medical records from VA partnership programs. The Veteran's PTSD case is remanded for a new examination to assess suicidal ideation and its impact on his social and occupational functioning. His hearing loss claim requires clarification of evidence meeting VA standards for hearing loss diagnosis. And his sinusitis case needs a new examination to determine if he has headaches related to the condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous medical examination.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD was denied, and a TDIU based solely on PTSD was granted.,Service connection for eczema/dermatitis is remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder is granted. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination regarding whether his acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of August 1, 2009 for PTSD and March 31, 1995 for Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to her military service, and the Board granted service connection for PTSD based on new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder are being remanded as the current evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of his disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issue of whether a new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim was previously addressed.