PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are at least in equipoise as to whether they prevent her from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's sarcoidosis is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the need for high dose corticosteroids.

The Veteran's claim for reopening of service connection for PTSD is granted. Service connection for PTSD itself is denied, and the issues of service connection for nerve damage and stroke residuals are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his back disability was denied, and the claim for TDIU was also denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria or demonstrate that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following any form of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the current rating adequately reflects his condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to inadequate examination findings and inconsistency in opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD is related to service and granted service connection. However, the issue of service connection for MDD remains pending as it was not addressed in the original decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is granted as service connected due to the link between his in-service trauma and current symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The Board also found that other psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claimed conditions of PTSD, Depressive Disorder, Agoraphobia, and Personality Disorder are denied as there is no competent medical evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD. However, the Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS, is found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD due to military sexual trauma is denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that her current diagnosis of PTSD is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been evaluated at a 50 percent rating, but the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms do not warrant more than moderate impairment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including a VA examination to assess employment limitations.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for traumatic brain injury was dismissed. The Board also remanded the claims of PTSD, OCD, and anxiety disorder as well as an increased rating for generalized tinea infection.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70% from November 2, 2007 to September 26, 2012. The rating is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine osteoarthritis, bilateral pes planus, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeals for TDIU and a higher rating for PTSD have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depression. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and for PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The claim for coronary artery disease and hypertension was denied as there is insufficient evidence to associate these conditions with service.