PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The PTSD claim is remanded for a VA examination, and the TDIU claim is dependent on the ratings of the service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD and insomnia is rated at 70 percent, but the Board has granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensably (zero percent) disabling. The Board finds that the findings of the VA audiological examinations do not support a compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss at any time during the appeal period. For the service connection and TDIU issues, additional evidence is needed to determine the severity of PTSD and whether other psychiatric disorders are related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (previously characterized as PTSD), finding that no formal or informal claim was received prior to April 5, 2007.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for depression and schizophrenia, finding that his current psychiatric disorders had their onset during service or are otherwise related to active service. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions were aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD based on any in-service stressor. The Board also found no evidence linking current psychiatric disorders to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The VA needs to obtain private treatment records and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased PTSD rating and TDIU prior to June 28, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is denied. The Board also remanded the issues regarding higher ratings for his psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty in whether the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD or any other mental disorder, and if so, whether it is related to his military service. A new VA examination will be conducted to clarify these issues.

The Veteran's TBI, depressive disorder NOS, and PTSD are currently rated at 40 percent. The appeal is denied as the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with substance abuse has rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, which is why his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 23, 2014 for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent symptoms and impairment since his claim in April 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a total disability rating based on unemployability.

The Veteran's IBS is granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder. Her total hysterectomy remains at a 30% rating, with no change in the effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and residuals of brain tumor have rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Veteran is granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from December 28, 2007 to May 8, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied. The initial evaluation for PTSD was also denied, but a TDIU rating based on the severity of his PTSD symptoms was granted as of September 13, 2004.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, has been denied as there is no credible stressor supporting the claimed in-service events and his current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been denied as the new evidence received does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness for pre-existing disorders.