PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status during the appellate period. The RO is instructed to request updated salary information and tax records from the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination reports addressing whether the Veteran is permanently housebound as a result of her service-connected disabilities. The case will be reviewed again after additional development.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder and PTSD are granted at 70% prior to August 22, 2018, and at 100% beginning August 22, 2018. The heart disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating.

The Board has found the VA etiology opinion inadequate for adjudicative purposes and has ordered a remand to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders diagnosed during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence are rated at 70 percent since October 29, 2004. The decision also grants a TDIU prior to October 16, 2008.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and a TDIU, but the nonservice-connected pension claim is remanded due to eligibility concerns.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in his inability to obtain and maintain employment, leading to a TDIU. The Board has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD beginning July 24, 2007. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for PTSD from September 7, 2007 to August 31, 2011 and denied any higher rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for PTSD and personality disorder has been withdrawn by his attorney.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and its impact on his employability. The Veteran may be eligible for a TDIU based on this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant occupational and social impairment from May 12, 2014 to March 1, 2016. From March 2, 2016, the rating was increased to 70 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his military service. The decision is based on private psychiatric evaluations and the combat presumptions of 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b).

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating effective May 30, 2017. A higher rating is not warranted prior to that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from June 22, 2009 to February 13, 2018 and at 70% since then. Bilateral eye disorders and prostate disorder are not service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings of right knee laxity and chondromalacia patella was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.,A 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted, effective from December 6, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Service connection for sleep apnea was denied.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and dysthymia, but granted a TDIU from May 21, 2017.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for GERD. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.