PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran needs to provide additional medical records and VA will attempt to verify his stressors.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and a 50 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was granted a 20 percent rating from July 3, 2010 to April 14, 2011. The Board found that the evidence showed forward flexion limited to 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees during this period.

The Board has determined that the issue of secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been raised and requires further examination to determine if the Veteran's depressive disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection decisions were made.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for reopening the claim of service connection for a left knee disorder and for obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for shin splints, sleep disturbances due to PTSD and combat, traumatic brain injury, and migraines (headaches) have been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.,The VA has not located all of the Veteran’s service treatment records from his active duty period.

The Veteran's acne with scarring is rated at 30 percent, effective October 25, 2018.,Service connection for residuals of acne was granted on September 27, 2013, and the effective date remains September 27, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding insufficient evidence to support a claim prior to September 17, 2008.

The Board granted an effective date of December 5, 2006 for the award of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and SMC at the housebound rate based on the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to his in-service stressors. His disability rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is also granted, leading to eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, sleep apnea, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (claimed as anxiety/panic disorder) due to a lack of a requested hearing. The documents written in Spanish need to be translated into English.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, renal vascular disease, PTSD, CAD, TDIU, and SMC due to new evidence being added to his file.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has denied an increased rating. The TDIU claim was granted, but SMC for housebound status or permanent need for aid and attendance remains denied.

The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD and ADHD with residuals of a TBI with dizziness, effective February 26, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to January 13, 2017, resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The appeal for a higher rating is granted up to the assigned 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 70% rating, but the claims for service connection of left hip condition, headaches, and TBI are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The TDIU claim requires additional information from the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, as well as the TDIU claim due to issues with medical opinions and potential need for further examination. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again.