PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD causes total occupational and social impairment including as due to disorientation to time or place, warranting a 100% disability rating effective from January 21, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder arthralgia and PTSD with alcohol abuse in early sustained remission require further evaluation due to worsening symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder has resulted in near total occupational and social functioning due to symptoms such as violent outbursts, delusional thinking, and manic episodes. The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the entirety of the appeals period.

The Board denied service connection for nodules on the lungs, PTSD, and hearing loss due to lack of current disability.,There is no evidence showing a current disability of nodules on the lungs. The Veteran's lungs have been noted as clear or with mild obstruction at most.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD was received on February 13, 2014. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of factual ascertainability within one year prior to this date.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim is remanded as there was no formal application and his employment status needs to be determined.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids and PTSD were granted service connection. The rating for PTSD was increased to 50 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the March 2012 decision. The symptoms include chronic sleep impairment, nightmares, anxiety, irritability and outbursts of anger.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his active duty service in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Storm. Service connection for PTSD has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran is also awarded a temporary total disability rating based on hospitalization for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective November 29, 2018.

Service connection for a heart disability is granted.,New and material evidence has been received, allowing the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension, peripheral vascular disease of bilateral lower extremities, skin disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy. However, no new effective dates are granted as the evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.,Service connection for a heart disability is granted.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for the award of a schedular TDIU, and his education and occupational experience qualify him for such benefits. The nature and severity of these disabilities prevent him from performing gainful employment.,Effective August 20, 2015, ratings are granted for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (20%) and right lower extremity (20%).,Service connection is granted for PTSD with a disability rating of 70% effective March 9, 2015.,TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and ensure proper evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the appeals for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is also remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded it for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is at least as likely as not related to an in-service personal assault, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available. His hypertension is also rated as a separate condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD due to new evidence received after the previous denial.

Your original claims for PTSD and Depressive Disorder have been denied, but your case has been resolved as the RO granted service connection for an unspecified personality disorder (which was originally claimed as PTSD and Depressive Disorder). As a result, the issues of PTSD and Depressive Disorder are no longer in controversy.