PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was denied for entitlement to SMC, service connection, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The issues of service connection for residuals of a left rib fracture and TDIU were remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, needs further examination and evaluation. The case is being sent back to VA for additional medical opinions.

The TDIU claim is being remanded because it is intertwined with other claims that have not yet been fully developed and decided. The Veteran's PTSD, migraine headaches, and bilateral knee disabilities are still under consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and PTSD was reopened, but the claims were denied. The right shoulder disability rating remained at 40 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent. The Board found that his occupational and social impairment is best described as 'occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.' For entitlement to TDIU, the evidence shows that the Veteran was last employed in April 2014 due to his service-connected disabilities, which meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70% rating effective June 4, 2010. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left elbow disorder and initial ratings for left knee instability.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 30, 2017.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD may be related to his service, but needs further evidence to confirm this. The case is sent back for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hypertension, and headaches as well as higher ratings for a back, left sciatic nerve, and right sciatic nerve disabilities due to outstanding VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible diagnosis and failed to meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder was rated at 30 percent prior to June 6, 2018 and increased to 50 percent thereafter.,For the low back disability, a rating of 40 percent was denied before November 14, 2018, but denied for any higher rating after that date.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an effective date of June 6, 2017, for a 70 percent disability rating. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left foot disability. The appeal is now remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling new examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board denied a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.,Service connection for the right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and left foot disability was not granted because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is not causally related to his military service. Service connection for migraines was also denied due to lack of causal relationship with military service.,,,

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II with impotence, diabetic polyneuropathy right and left lower extremities, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypertension, rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of June 17, 2012. The Board granted a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability from that date.

The Veteran's appeal of the increased rating for PTSD is dismissed. The issue of service connection for hypertension, secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded.

The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, sleep apnea, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees, and gastritis. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on this evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and his posttraumatic stress disorder is granted a 70 percent rating. The issue of total disability based on individual unemployability was denied.