PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is granted as related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including depression and PTSD. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal, and a TDIU rating is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD and alcohol abuse are rated at 70 percent, effective September 2010. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and remanded the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disability and psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral ankle condition, sleep disorder, and PTSD for further development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, asbestosis, and COPD have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. Service connection has not been established for any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in service or is related to his military service. The issue of alcohol dependency as secondary to a psychiatric disability remains in dispute.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 50% prior to July 3, 1989 and a 70% rating as of July 3, 1989. The Veteran is now rated at 100% for PTSD effective September 16, 2008.

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

The Veteran's PTSD and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine have been granted service connection. The Veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating for his degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine effective May 6, 2017. However, he remains in disagreement with the initial rating assigned prior to that date.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder as the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including VA treatment records and a VA examination for his coronary artery disease. The claim will be remanded for these actions.

The Veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD prior to December 15, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied an initial rating in excess of this amount as his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated at 50 percent prior to July 31, 2013 and 70 percent on or after that date. The case is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, are found to be related to his service in Kuwait. Service connection is granted.

This decision grants a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's status post ruptured bladder, effective September 12, 2013. The Veteran also receives a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated as 100 percent disabling since January 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria of being both new and material.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted TDIU. The case is remanded for further evaluation of his PTSD.