PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70% rating, and the effective date for this grant is May 28, 2010. The Veteran's hypertension and skin condition are remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, DM II, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss, render him unemployable. The Board has granted TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis and the need for further verification of in-service stressors. The Veteran must be provided with a VA examination to determine if he has PTSD, and updated treatment records should be obtained.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diverticulitis with IBS, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has ordered remand to address the relationship between his PTSD and alcohol use disorder.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing a link between current mental health conditions and active service. The Veteran's PTSD is presumed related to his in-service stressors, including his time during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and causation of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Veteran's headaches are not related to service, except for those already compensated by her fibromyalgia rating. The Veteran's GERD does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on persistent symptoms. Her fibromyalgia and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) appeals have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and a rating will be assigned. The appeal seeking total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating effective May 15, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before a decision on the merits may be made regarding increased disability ratings for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and hip disability. The Veteran was last provided a VA examination relating to his service-connected disabilities in September 2014, nearly four years ago. In light of the Veteran’s assertions, new VA examinations are required so that the current nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities may be determined.

The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's CVS and whether it should be considered service-connected, either as a separate disability or related to his PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities on a schedular basis since March 11, 2008. The appeal for TDIU from February 28, 2008, to March 11, 2008, will be forwarded to the Director of Compensation and Pension Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and/or PTSD is granted. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination and determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol and cannabis abuse is rated at a 70 percent disability rating since March 21, 2011.,Service connection for left shoulder strain and tendinitis, right shoulder strain and tendinitis, and lumbar strain are granted.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for right shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's right shoulder condition may be related to service, but a VA examination is needed to confirm this. For his psychiatric disorder, an additional examination is required as the current one did not consider all stressors reported by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the lower extremities is denied. The appeal regarding PTSD was also denied, with a rating in excess of 70 percent being denied on and after November 23, 2015.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current PTSD and his in-service stressor.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for PTSD with somatic symptom disorder before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, bilateral tinnitus, excessive weight gain and obesity, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus, left index finger condition (not diagnosed), neck pain, lower back pain, COPD, dizziness, and chronic UTI and incontinence have been granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss are denied.