PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, and depressive disorder, finding no current DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand several claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD with major depression, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder with cannabis use disorder, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused total occupational and social impairment, leading to a grant of an initial 100 percent rating for the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA examinations and a combined effects opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable rating for TBI and a greater than 30 percent rating for PTSD are remanded due to the need for new examinations to assess current manifestations and severity of these conditions.

An effective date prior to April 28, 2011 for a 50 percent rating for PTSD is granted.,An effective date prior to September 1, 2006 for service connection of Polysubstance Abuse (secondary to PTSD) is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD contributed to his motor vehicle accident death. The case will be sent back for a new VA opinion.

The Board has decided that a higher rating for PTSD is warranted, but the VA did not provide an adequate examination. The case is being sent back to get a new evaluation at a different location.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since December 2010, with the TDIU granted effective from December 12, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. A new VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn and is dismissed. The Veteran's MDD rating has been increased to 70 percent, effective March 8, 2014.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for PTSD, left leg condition, and lumbar spine condition need further review due to new evidence submitted by the VA. The case is being remanded for a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear information about the Veteran's current psychiatric disability and its relation to her military service, including any MST. A new VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to August 26, 2015. From August 26, 2015 to September 22, 2015, a rating of 100 percent for PTSD was granted.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was increased to 70% and his benefits were adjusted for the period of incarceration from May 23, 2013 to January 3, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, claimed as the result of ionizing radiation exposure is remanded.,The issues of effective dates prior to May 5, 2017, for service connection for lumbosacral strain, right thumb injury residuals with distal interphalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joint arthritis, and left third finger laceration residuals are also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and diabetes mellitus with associated bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from May 21, 2012 to March 13, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to August 27, 2015 did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent due to occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.