PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's chronic hepatitis C is granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the period before September 26, 2017. For the period since September 26, 2017, a higher rating than 10 percent is denied. The Veteran's PTSD remains at a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The claim for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains pending as additional information is needed from the Veteran regarding his treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective October 29, 2008. The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective April 19, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notice and potential personal assault stressor not being verified. The Veteran's PTSD claim based on in-service personal assault will be reconsidered with additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to in-service events or stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to inadequate VA examinations, lack of proper testing in previous examinations, and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, diabetes mellitus with cataracts, and bilateral hearing loss rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 17, 2016, and from December 1, 2016, to February 28, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a TBI and increases in the ratings for PTSD were denied. The Board found that there was no current disability associated with service connection for TBI, and the PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression and unspecified personality disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of a psychosis or establish that any current psychiatric condition was incurred in service.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is currently rated at 70 percent. The Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted due to the severity of his symptoms being already addressed by the current rating. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted for the period from January 26, 2012 to November 11, 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD, and additional efforts are needed to obtain his service treatment records and personnel records.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, finding that entitlement to benefits arose on January 3, 2005.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and nightmare disorder as these conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to military experiences. The claim was reopened due to the submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective October 2, 2012. The Veteran also received a TDIU rating.

An increased rating of 100 percent for PTSD is granted.,The appeal to reopen claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and CFS due to Gulf War service and exposures therein is granted, but the appeals are remanded for further examination and review.,Service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is also remanded.,The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted service connection, and a separate 20 percent rating for his left knee disability based on moderate recurrent subluxation and lateral instability is granted. The issue of entitlement to TDIU has been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from December 9, 2009 to August 26, 2014. The Board has found that the Veteran meets the criteria for a 70 percent rating during this period due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence. The Veteran's PTSD-induced alcohol abuse is found to have contributed substantially and materially to his development of pancreatic cancer, warranting service connection.