PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate or based on need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% since March 1, 2013. The back disorder claim remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds no basis for a higher rating.,The effective dates for service connection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are being remanded as the Veteran contends they should be earlier than May 14, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a fractured rib was denied, while his PTSD claim was granted. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 50 percent rating for the period prior to February 15, 2016. The appeal is remanded for further consideration of his claim since that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% effective May 20, 2016. A TDIU rating is granted effective May 20, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, finding that his symptoms are related to events during active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to new information and records that need to be considered, including inpatient treatment records from Lyster Army Hospital. The Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses will also be evaluated by a clinician.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service personal assault and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to stressors from his Vietnam War service.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100% rating, and the issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% and the effective date for service connection of PTSD has been set to January 15, 2015. The earlier effective date appeal was denied.

The Veteran's hepatitis C is granted as service-connected due to high-risk sexual activity on active duty. His PTSD, which was previously rated at 30%, is now rated at 70%. The Veteran also receives a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and TBI is rated at 70 percent effective October 16, 2015. The rating was increased to 70 percent from January 31, 2016.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for right leg disability was dismissed. The claim for service connection for PTSD has been denied and is final. New evidence received since the denial does not raise a possibility of substantiating the claim. A rating of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) is granted, effective from December 11, 2012. The reduction in rating for lumbar spine disability was improper and restored the original 20 percent rating. The appeal for TDIU is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and effective date claims related to TBI residuals, headache disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, PTSD with depressive disorder, and left eyebrow scar residuals. The issues of increased ratings for coronary artery disease and PTSD with depressive disorder; and entitlement to total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 28, 2005 for service-connection for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not establish a stressor that occurred during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, an acquired psychological condition (including post-traumatic stress disorder), and a back condition. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, due to insufficient credible evidence establishing a claimed in-service stressor occurred.