PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective August 29, 2011. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted from October 1, 2013.

The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted as of August 28, 2006, based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted as of August 28, 2006, based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor. The VA will attempt to obtain records from the CID and review them before making a decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and PTSD as they are related to service. Additional evidence is needed, including updated VA and private treatment records, and a new examination by an appropriate clinician.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection was granted for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Board found in favor of the Veteran based on the presence of current disability and symptomatology related to his service-connected condition.,The effective date for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied as there was no evidence of a claim prior to August 14, 2012.,An initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,A higher than 70 percent rating for PTSD was denied as there were no additional symptoms or complications beyond those already established by service connection.,The Board found that the Veteran had not provided new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to PTSD or DM, and due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted from April 20, 2006.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD is granted as incurred in wartime service. The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disability, heart disability to include hypertension, GERD, and skin cancer are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Major Depression due to incomplete records, including VA treatment records from August 2010 onwards and private medical records from Dr. E.H.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that he did not have total social and occupational impairment due to his PTSD. Therefore, a higher rating of 100 percent was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma and hemoptysis, sleep apnea, and PTSD due to lack of medical opinions linking these conditions to his military service or claimed exposures. The Veteran is also asked to provide more details about any personal assault stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted. The Veteran now has a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD, which is considered new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issues of initial rating for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and TDIU due to new evidence received since the August 2009 denial.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with psychotic disorder, NOS and alcohol abuse is denied as there was no prior communication or intent to file a claim before August 9, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been denied due to his failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled DRO hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but a higher rating of 70 percent is granted.,The Veteran also receives a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Veteran's right foot disabilities of plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia are granted service connection. The Veteran's increased disability rating for the nasoseptal deformity due to residuals of a shell fragment wound is denied as it has already been assigned the maximum 10 percent schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6502. Other issues on appeal, including those related to facial scarring and PTSD, are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and GERD as the evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are remanded due to insufficient evidence of current disability severity, including lack of recent VA examinations.