PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and further development is needed before a decision can be made on whether the Veteran should receive TDIU prior to February 11, 2020.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that it is at least as likely as not related to her in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded for further examination and opinion due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the inability to verify an in-service stressor. The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for a scar on his thumb is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. The case is remanded to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher, prior to September 13, 2019. A TDIU for PTSD was also granted prior to that date.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and his other claimed psychiatric conditions are not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has decided that service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to the need to confirm if the Veteran was part of a special operations team and whether they were at Fishhook base during their deployment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective April 20, 2009 (excluding the time period from February 8, 2011 to March 31, 2011 where a temporary total evaluation due to hospitalization has been assigned).

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision. Her claims for higher ratings, service connection, and TDIU have been addressed in recent rating decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes mellitus, and visual disability (cataracts) as well as his TDIU claim due to in-service events and assertions of worsening conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in relying on a private medical opinion for PTSD, and now requires a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to confirm the stressor is adequate and related to symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent from October 1, 2013 to September 20, 2020, reflecting significant impairment in most areas of functioning.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher initial rating prior to March 6, 2015. However, from March 6, 2015 onwards, his PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a VA medical opinion and requests for additional records. The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, with particular attention to whether his service-connected PTSD aggravated injuries from a motor vehicle accident, which may have contributed to his COPD.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder is granted a rating of 70 percent from October 19, 2011 to June 13, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and exophytic cyst of the right kidney has been granted. The effective date is not specified as it is the earliest possible.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating as of October 23, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the Board has also remanded to determine if he has other psychiatric disabilities related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, has been reopened. The Board finds that new evidence submitted since the last final denial relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.