PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and failure to comply with prior remands. The examiner must address whether service-connected disabilities caused obesity, which then led to type 2 diabetes mellitus and death.

The Veteran's PTSD due to military sexual trauma is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.,Service connection for low back disability (lumbar degenerative joint disease) is granted as secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 50 percent disabling for the entire appellate period. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent, but not higher, for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective November 21, 2019. The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to that date and the request for an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The rating for his panic disorder disability is remanded, as are the TDIU claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was denied. However, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diagnosed as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities associated with diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of both lower extremities, qualifying him for specially adapted housing and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.,However, his appeal regarding financial assistance for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her total vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingoopherectomies and posttraumatic stress disorder, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent from April 7, 2010 to March 20, 2012 and at 30 percent from March 21, 2012 to January 30, 2014. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted for the periods in question.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating due to service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational impairment for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD prior to June 10, 2015 was denied as the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has decided to remand both the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status claims due to insufficient opinions regarding all diagnosed conditions during the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depression resulted in occupational and social impairment, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The case is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, previously claimed as PTSD and major depression, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's PTSD and DDD claims are remanded for additional development. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the low back has been reopened and is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the upper back was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social and occupational impairment. The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD throughout the entire appeal period.