PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression) and peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic and femoral nerves in both lower extremities. The effective dates are November 13, 2008, and September 24, 2010 respectively.

The Veteran's left foot disorder, cervical spine DDD and spondylosis, and psychiatric disorders (depression and PTSD) are all remanded for further review. The cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent prior to May 9, 2017, and the rating remains at 20 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied an increased rating. The Veteran also does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and alcohol abuse), and Hepatitis C due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings in multiple conditions, including lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with thoracolumbar spondylosis and scoliosis, left knee chondromalacia with subluxation, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of recent SSA records that could provide additional information about his disability status.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for posttraumatic stress disorder is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for PTSD is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent effective March 26, 2012. The rating reflects reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as sleep disturbance, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, isolation, and increased alcohol consumption.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral foot condition, Meniere’s syndrome, sleep issues, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorder with panic due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to conflicting diagnoses and the need for additional examination. The Board also requests an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his other diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including pain disorder with psychological stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD, hypertension, and sleep apnea have been remanded for further development. The Board found that additional VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for ischemic heart disease (IHD) was dismissed. The Board also remanded the issues regarding PTSD and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because there is no credible evidence to support the claimed in-service stressor and he did not serve in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine and left knee disabilities, as well as for a right knee disorder and inguinal hernia. The claims for increased ratings are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of March 4, 2008. The original claim had been denied in August 1998 and the Veteran withdrew her claim in October 2004 before it could be reopened.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a deviated septum, claimed as a disability of the nose, is dismissed. The Board has remanded cases involving low back disability, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), and initial compensable evaluation for bilateral tinea pedis/tinea unguium.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has been remanded. His claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and PTSD have also been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and peripheral neuropathies, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic prostatitis, cervical myositis, lumbar myositis, and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The AOJ must obtain VA treatment records from 1997 and any private treatment records related to his prostate condition in 1997. They are also required to provide the Veteran with release forms for these records if they have not already been obtained.