PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total impairment. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been established, and the appeal for service connection of recurrent lumbar spine disorder, recurrent right knee disorder, and right neck scar is remanded due to lack of VA examinations addressing these claims.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD has been remanded due to the issue being intertwined with a separate claim regarding residuals of TBI with dizziness.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disability and for increased ratings for his lumbar spine degenerative arthropathy have been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back injury, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and schizophrenia), head injury, and bilateral foot disability. The decision also remanded several issues.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease and PTSD rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment as of December 30, 2006. Effective from that date, he is entitled to a TDIU rating and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as the claim for an initial compensable rating for acne vulgaris. The Veteran needs to be provided with VA examinations to clarify his diagnoses and assess the severity of his conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death is due to his service-connected PTSD, which was established as a result of new evidence. The Board finds that the Veteran had diagnosed PTSD related to his World War II service and that this condition contributed substantially to his death.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for an increased rating. The Board has determined that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has decided the case is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD based on a fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. The Veteran needs to provide VA with his complete VA psychiatric evaluations and treatment records from November 2015 to the present, and he will be examined by an appropriate VA psychologist or psychiatrist.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 16, 1989 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 1989 rating decision that initially denied service connection due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed conditions post-service discharge to service. An effective date prior to March 29, 1999 for the grant of service connection was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to September 19, 2015, and denied for an evaluation in excess of this. An earlier effective date for service connection is also denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as there is evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD rating is currently at 70 percent, and a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for TBI, left hand disability, left eye disability, right shoulder disability, headaches, and PTSD due to lack of verification of in-service injuries. The claims will be further developed to attempt to verify these incidents.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remands it for further development and opinion regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and the need for further development, including corroborating her in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD with memory loss is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to reassess his disability due to lack of recent VA treatment records and an updated examination.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disabilities, finding no new evidence that relates these conditions to the appellant's military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic laryngitis, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression), finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or exposure to toxic contaminants.