PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is remanded because new evidence has been added to the claims file, including VA treatment records and VR&E documents. The AOJ must consider this new evidence in their readjudication of the case.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% since July 19, 2012, due to total occupational and social impairment caused by symptoms such as suicidal ideation, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, persistent danger of hurting others, obsessional rituals, and impulse control issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient evidence, particularly regarding a VA examination scheduled in December 2017. The Veteran's failure to report for this examination is being reviewed.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to consider additional medical records that may affect this rating.

The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and whether his current psychiatric conditions are related to service. The case will be remanded.

The Veteran withdrew all issues in appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and Anxiety with Social Phobia was denied. The claim for TDIU prior to February 26, 2010 was also denied.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, but the Board has decided to remand for further evaluation of potential service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a TBI, but has granted reopening of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.,The Veteran's claims for both conditions are now pending on remand.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU prior to July 18, 2017 is denied as the evidence does not support that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to this date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left elbow disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of November 16, 2009 due to clear and unmistakable error in the June 2010 rating decision. The original denial was based on incorrect information regarding combat participation, but this has been corrected.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been dismissed as he is satisfied with his current rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 30 percent rating from April 20, 2011 to November 20, 2014.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for hypertension and a TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn both appeals.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and/or anxiety) due to lack of VA examination records. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again after obtaining all relevant treatment records.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to lack of new and material evidence. The appellant did not have a current psychiatric disability or any chronic psychiatric disorder at any point during the pendency of his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran also receives a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

Your claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and PTSD are being remanded to allow for additional examinations and updated treatment records.