PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for essential tremor, claimed as Parkinson's disease, is granted. The appeals for peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, PTSD, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent, effective March 17, 2011. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to June 14, 2017 and 70 percent thereafter.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, COPD, and PTSD. The Board found that there was no credible evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for liver cirrhosis as a result of hepatitis C is granted. The claims for right foot disability, hypertension secondary to liver cirrhosis, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depression disorder has been granted a 100% rating, effective from the date of the grant of service connection (December 2, 2010). The issue of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability is moot due to the grant of a 100% rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a spine disability, PTSD, and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities materially contributed to his subdural hematoma. The claim of DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are related to his service. The examiner is asked to consider whether the reported stressor during basic training caused PTSD and to provide a rationale for any opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, so his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder have been granted an initial rating of 70 percent, effective March 5, 2019. The Veteran has also been granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection for plantar fasciitis, PTSD, and allergic rhinitis, as well as a TDIU claim. A VA examination will be scheduled to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at a 70 percent disability rating from July 14, 2014 to December 1, 2015. From December 1, 2015, the Veteran is granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including personality disorder, depression, and PTSD due to insufficient evidence or conflicting opinions regarding these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from February 16, 2012. The rating agency has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for a TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety. The appeal is remanded due to outstanding VA records and stressor verification.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to incomplete records, including VA outpatient treatment records from 1968-1983 and private psychological records from 1984. The Veteran's claims of CUE in the November 2001 rating decision, an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and an effective date earlier than July 19, 2010, are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety and insomnia, was denied. The VA found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

A 50 percent rating for PTSD is granted effective May 14, 2008.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD from August 8, 2018 is denied.,Compensation for eczema is granted at a noncompensable level (0%) throughout the appeal period.,A compensable rating of 40 percent for degenerative joint disease lumbar spine is granted.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder) was granted.,For the entire period on appeal, the criteria for entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a right ankle disability have not been met.