PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social deficiencies, warranting a rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's right ankle degenerative arthritis is granted a 20% rating, effective from the date of claim. The increase in PTSD rating to 70% and service connection for bilateral eye disability are denied as not factually ascertainable within one year prior to March 25, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to his combat experiences in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional records.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is reopened and granted. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hand disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right leg numbness was denied. The Veteran's migraines were granted a 50% rating, and her PTSD with panic disorder and agoraphobia; military sexual trauma (MST), to include an adjustment disorder was granted a TDIU due to the severity of her symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine is also denied due to lack of evidence showing limitation of motion or ankylosis that would warrant a higher rating.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development, including verification of an in-service stressor and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and to obtain additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's PTSD and left shoulder disabilities will be reconsidered in light of the newly acquired evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his PTSD contributed to his atherosclerotic vascular disease and dementia.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of December 6, 2010. The Board found that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as of this date.

This decision remands three issues: entitlement to an increased rating for hypotonic rectal sphincter with anal seepage, PTSD, and chronic occipital headaches. The Veteran's service connection is established but the ratings are not appropriate.,PTSD was rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.,Hypotonic rectal sphincter with anal seepage has been rated at 30 percent since January 27, 2009. The evidence does not support a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.,Chronic occipital headaches have not yet received a rating.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and an unspecified anxiety disorder claimed as PTSD have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and back disability was denied. The Veteran also had claims for higher ratings for his lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were all denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from June 25, 2010 to September 12, 2011 was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to service or exposure to loud noise during service.

The appeal seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD) is granted, but the appeals for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities as well as hypertension are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus remain denied.