PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations.

The Veteran's depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder has been granted a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss, and remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and TDIU. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during active service.

The Veteran's PTSD with psychosis and bipolar disorder caused total occupational and social impairment, leading to a 100 percent initial rating since December 23, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 50% rating, but his hypertension claim and TDIU application are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent disabling, and VA needs to consider its impact on her ability to work. The case is being remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for clarification regarding the presence of other psychiatric disorders and their relationship to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran should be awarded TDIU, but noted insufficient evidence to determine his current employment status and requested further examination of his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition and PTSD has been reopened, and the Board has granted both claims.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses and ambulance services incurred during a non-VA hospitalization on August 2, 2014 for a Xanax overdose related to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse are granted. The Board found that the private hospitalization was in an emergency situation where delay would have been hazardous to life or health.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD with panic attacks and dissociative symptoms are being remanded for further evaluation due to his testimony indicating a worsening of the condition since his last VA examination in January 2014. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it was raised during the hearing.

The VA denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and also denied the claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension associated with posttraumatic stress disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the appeal process.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate examinations, and new evidence is needed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, is granted as service connected.

An effective date prior to December 3, 2012 for PTSD is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of 20 percent for cervical strain and 30 percent for PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran requesting withdrawal of these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, heart palpitations, an acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD or another diagnosed condition), plantar keratotic lesions, and right-side nose scar as there may be outstanding VA treatment records that have not been associated with the claims file.