PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea, gall bladder removal, a back disability, and a right shoulder disability are denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gall bladder removal is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right foot ganglion cyst removal is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 28, 2005 and a higher rating in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for PTSD has been granted. The issues of service connection for depression and PTSD, TBI, post-operative chondromalacia of the right knee, varus and valgus laxity of the right knee, low back strain, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was received on October 27, 2010. The Board found that the effective date could not be earlier than this date as there is no indication of an unadjudicated claim prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD claim, including a lack of mention of sexual assault and an invalid psychological test. The Veteran needs to be re-examined by VA to determine if he has PTSD related to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, CAD, DMII, and peripheral neuropathy, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantial gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined disability rating of 90%.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides. PTSD, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded for additional development, including obtaining State Department of Corrections mental health and psychiatric treatment records. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to its inextricability with the PTSD rating claim.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the case due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chloracne is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, left ankle disability, and left elbow disability have been denied. The claim for residuals of dental trauma is remanded.,Service connection has been granted for genital herpes and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not demonstrate total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is granted. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of in-service injury and establishes service connection.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with a combined evaluation of 100 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a lung disorder is denied as there is no probative evidence linking his current conditions to active service or herbicide exposure. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence does not support the claim.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and left foot or ankle disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and PTSD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from February 16, 2011 to February 14, 2017. The rating will remain at this level until further notice.

The Veteran's cause of death, hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), is found to be related to his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to June 17, 2010, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.