PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD with PDD, formerly characterized as GAD, is rated at 70 percent and denied for an increased rating. TDIU was granted from December 1, 2014.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD with schizoaffective disorder effective from May 27, 2018, based on clear and unmistakable error in the June 2020 decision.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms, while significant, did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the Board finds that his conditions do not warrant higher ratings for PTSD, lumbar spine DDD, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, knee DJD, shoulder DJD, ankle DJD, elbow tendonitis, or foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his left knee disability and any acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service personal assault stressors and a need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is still under consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD rating is greater than the rate payable for nonservice-connection pension, making the claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits moot and dismissed.

The Veteran's back disorder is remanded for a new VA examination to determine if it is related to his in-service slip and fall injury.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, is remanded for an addendum opinion addressing whether it is secondary to the service-connected back disorder or tinnitus.,The Veteran's headaches are remanded for a VA examination to determine if they are related to his in-service complaints of head pain and/or service-connected tinnitus.,The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded for an addendum opinion on whether it is secondary to his acquired psychiatric disorder and/or back disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD was rated at 50 percent from February 7, 2012, through May 4, 2014, and at 70 percent since May 5, 2014.,The Veteran's DDD of the thoracic spine was rated at 10 percent from February 7, 2012, through May 4, 2014, and at 20 percent since May 5, 2014. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. As the only issue on appeal is now resolved, the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% and denied a higher rating.,There is no current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes, thus service connection is denied.,Bilateral pes planus was found to have existed prior to service and not aggravated by service. Service connection is also denied.

The Veteran's right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy is granted as secondary to her service-connected cervical spine disability. A 40 percent rating for her lumbar spine disability is granted, effective from February 27, 2015. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since the entire rating period on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating. The cervical spine disability appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure of the Veteran to appear for VA examinations related to his coronary artery disease and posttraumatic stress disorder. The examinations are to be rescheduled.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for PTSD because it was already granted in a November 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, was denied as there is no medical evidence of current diagnosis or impairment that would constitute a disability for which service connection could be established.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, coccyx fracture, and headaches have been denied. The denial is based on the lack of evidence supporting a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, effective November 2, 2009. The issue of TDIU prior to June 1, 2015 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 100% disability rating from September 25, 1996. The effective date for service connection of PTSD and TDIU are denied prior to September 25, 1996.

The Veteran is eligible for specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities, which include bilateral hip osteoarthritis and joint replacement, below the knee amputation on the right, neuropathy of the right radial nerve, left knee disability, and PTSD. The Board found that he meets the criteria for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing as his service-connected disabilities result in a need for constant use of a wheelchair and canes.