PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for updated treatment records and an appropriate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and affording the Veteran a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature, extent, and severity of his PTSD prior to January 1, 2020. The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD and TDIU based on this disability.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to her ability to perform most daily activities without assistance.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD, are granted as they are proximately due to in-service stressors and there is credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring a new evaluation to determine if the Veteran's PTSD was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee pain syndrome, psychiatric disability including PTSD, and cervical spine disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the veracity of in-service stressors. The VA will need to verify the alleged stressors and conduct further examinations.

The Board has restored the Veteran's previous 70 percent rating for PTSD from November 1, 2015 to the present. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is dismissed under the legacy appeals system to allow it to be considered alongside the AMA appeal for an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other conditions. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining medical opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders and his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period, and he is granted an extraschedular TDIU from June 22, 2011.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's GERD is secondary to his service-connected PTSD disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period prior to November 28, 2018. Therefore, TDIU is denied.

Your PTSD has been rated at 100% since April 30, 2013. As a result, your claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because the rating already covers all of your disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as PTSD due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking a higher disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent from July 14, 2016 to May 12, 2019 for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from the same period. Her claims are therefore dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating and TDIU due to lack of total social and occupational impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied previously, but he was granted a 100% evaluation for his service-connected conditions effective October 28, 2008. The Appellant seeks an earlier effective date, but the Board finds no legal basis to do so.