PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, needs to be evaluated under DSM-IV criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, leading to a grant of SMC. The issue of rating for recurrent lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease is remanded due to evidence suggesting worsening.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and he receives a 10 percent initial disability rating for his headache condition. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder, is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral arm and leg disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful employment. The criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis are also not met.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition was reopened and granted. Service connection for PTSD was also granted.

The claim for PTSD is reopened due to new evidence, and the case is remanded for further development of stressor verification.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not cause total occupational and social impairment. A rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD from June 29, 2017 is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Veteran does not have a current vestibular disorder or PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial rating of 30 percent prior to January 13, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and mood disorder is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since January 24, 2012. The Board finds that a 70% rating is warranted from this date due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. However, the issues of an initial rating in excess of 70% for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU are remanded as additional evidence is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient service treatment and personnel records, requiring further development including obtaining missing VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for PTSD is remanded and requires a psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD was incurred in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been reopened, and the Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for left knee cartilage impairment. The issues of service connection for low back disability, right ankle disability, psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety, agoraphobia, and depression rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation for the entire appeal period. The Board granted a TDIU rating. However, the VA treatment records from October 2013 to present are missing, necessitating their retrieval.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was denied. The Veteran's depressive disorder and substance abuse disorder associated with chronic lumbosacral strain were granted a rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's conjunctivitis was granted a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that additional evaluations are needed for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease, and PTSD due to incomplete medical records and inconsistencies in the examinations provided.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with verifying the Veteran's claimed PTSD stressor and for further development regarding his engagement to a female service member who died in a plane crash. The Veteran needs to provide more information, and VA will attempt to obtain her military personnel records.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for lumbosacral strain, PTSD, and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed these appeals.