PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition and determine any social and occupational impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including irritable bowel syndrome, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from December 6, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 100 percent, and he also receives SMC based on statutory housebound status.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of current symptomatology.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis, but remands them due to insufficient evidence on their etiology.

The Veteran's PTSD, with a history of adjustment disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI), is rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected PTSD, but the Board requests an addendum opinion to address whether PTSD contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Veteran's claims for low back, left foot, right foot, left knee, and right knee disabilities were denied. The claim for PTSD was granted with an initial rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is remanded as the evidence does not conclusively show that his PTSD renders him unemployable.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requests for additional information. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed.

The Veteran's muscle contraction headaches, claimed as migraine headaches, are rated at 50% effective August 3, 2015. The Board granted a TDIU beginning from this date due to the combined effect of his service-connected PTSD and muscle contraction headaches.

The claim for service connection of hypertension was reopened. The Veteran's hypertension is not found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied. SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound rate is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 13, 2010.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders and their relationship to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and unclear employment history. The Veteran needs to provide an updated TDIU application, and a new examination is needed to assess his occupational and daily activity functioning.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board finds that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is related to combat service, and the Board found in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating of more than 50 percent for PTSD and his claim for TDIU due to insufficient medical evidence and inextricability with the PTSD claim.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol abuse in early remission has worsened since his last VA examination. The Board finds that a more contemporaneous medical examination is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The claim for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The claim for a lumbar spine disability is remanded.