PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current level of disability.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent, the highest schedular rating available. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating and also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 13, 2009 for the award of service connection and compensation for fibromyalgia. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims of service connection for residual injury to the face with dental trauma and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, affective disorder, and adjustment disorder) are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Hypertensive Vascular Disease (claimed as Hypertension) are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and memory loss) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is presumed exposed to burning oil wells during his deployment in Southwest Asia, but no definitive link between these conditions and service has been established.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for further evaluation and updated treatment records to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 40 percent prior to March 17, 2010 and a separate 10 percent rating for lateral instability is granted. From May 1, 2011, the Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 60 percent under DC 5055 (status post total knee replacement). The Board finds that entitlement to TDIU prior to October 1, 2009 is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and a higher rating of in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The rating does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating or TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was dismissed. The Veteran's claim for TDIU for the period beginning May 1, 2018, is granted.

The Veteran's fatigue is granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability. A rating of 70 percent for the psychiatric disability is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back and right hip disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The issues of service connection for left knee, left hip, neck, numbness and weakness of upper extremities, numbness and weakness of lower extremities, and PTSD are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD and diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that the evidence did not show a causal relationship between these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability meeting the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD based on DSM-5 or DSM-IV standards. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between any diagnosed psychiatric condition and service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and a higher rating for PTSD due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no evidence to verify the in-service stressor and no current diagnosis of PTSD. The Veteran submitted lay statements but they were considered cumulative, and her treatment records did not show a PTSD diagnosis.