PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, plantar fasciitis, chronic headache disorder, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, and low back disorder are all granted. The claim for service connection for a low back disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since November 2, 2016. The appeal was denied as the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, excluding PTSD, do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and his acquired psychiatric disorders. The VA will seek additional information from federal records repositories, obtain updated treatment records, and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disorder, an increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU are also being considered.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for a back disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to TDIU has also been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus grants his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied. The effective date has been appropriately assigned as May 24, 2017, the date of her claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is pending.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is granted effective September 12, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a non-initial disability rating of 50 percent, and he is granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of January 30, 2007, but not earlier, for service connection for a right knee disability has been granted. The Board also remanded several other issues related to the Veteran's claims including service connection for psychiatric disabilities and rating for his knees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence showing he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to May 2, 2011.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to his left eye disability and PTSD are remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional medical examinations will be required to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating in excess of this has been denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety due to inadequate VA examinations and missing private treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was restored, and the issues of sleep apnea, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and PTSD were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, left wrist tenosynovitis, and right wrist tenosynovitis are denied. The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left foot neuropathy disability, and right foot neuropathy disability are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% effective February 2, 2015.,An increased rating in excess of 70% for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his service-connected PTSD does not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.