PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and review of medical records.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia has been granted a 40 percent disability rating, effective November 28, 2006. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU based on a single service connected disability (PTSD and fibromyalgia).

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating since May 21, 2014. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetic neuropathy, and diabetes mellitus, preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The claim for an earlier effective date of June 1, 2008, for a rating of 50 percent for PTSD is denied. The Board found that the February 2009 rating decision was not based on CUE and that there was no indication in the record that the RO failed to consider all evidence of record at the time.

Service connection for PTSD with MDD is granted, effective May 21, 2015. Service connection for other conditions remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the receipt of new VA treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if his disability has worsened since the last evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance of another person as a result of his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran will be provided with a VA Aid and Attendance/Housebound examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and major depressive disorder, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature of his diagnoses and their relationship to his reported in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to clarify his diagnoses and determine if they are related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and major depressive disorder is granted as the evidence is at least in equipoise that the current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service, including combat stressors experienced during active duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection on all issues except nonservice-connected pension, which was also withdrawn.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability (to include bipolar disorder and schizophrenia), and PTSD. The appeals for service connection for gout, myositis, various musculoskeletal disabilities, sleep apnea, heart disease, ED, neuropathies, and depression are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, neck disability, low back pain, bilateral knee disabilities, cephalgia, hand tremors, restless leg syndrome, and respiratory insufficiency are being remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for acquired psychological disability is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions due to the inability to schedule VA examinations at his current correctional facility.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 2015 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, low back disability, left knee chondromalacia with subluxation, right small finger degenerative arthritis, upper and mid dorsal spine limitation of extension, and residual surgical scar of the right knee, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for adjudication of his claim regarding an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status and the issue of CUE in a March 2010 rating decision.