PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for further development, including scheduling of a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a DRO hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD and depression have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, judgment, thinking, and mood. A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted prior to November 2, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and low back disability due to insufficient evidence from previous examinations, including a lack of range of motion testing. The Veteran will need to undergo new VA examinations to assess his conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder and PTSD secondary to MST has been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective October 1, 2010. A TDIU was granted from the same date.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, a compensable initial rating for left varicocele, and TDIU. The Veteran's request for a personal hearing on the PTSD issue is noted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 20 percent or more for diabetes mellitus is dismissed. The Veteran's PTSD with depression is granted a 100 percent disability rating, effective December 28, 2011. The claim for TDIU is also dismissed as the PTSD with depression alone renders the Veteran unemployable.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and generalized anxiety disorder prior to November 23, 2015 resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The RO granted a disability rating of 70 percent for this period.

The Board has determined that it does not have proper jurisdiction over the claim at this time due to an initial denial of the waiver for the 2014 calendar year and a lack of a statement of the case. The case is remanded for the AOJ to issue a statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, depression, and diabetes mellitus due to incomplete development of evidence. The Veteran's stressors need to be verified, his psychiatric records should be obtained, and a VA examination is required to determine the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders and diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in 1997 due to insufficient evidence of a stressor. The case is remanded as new records received in 2011 may affect the effective date of the grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of mandibular gingival disability and bilateral knee condition, but granted restoration of his PTSD rating to 70% effective June 1, 2012.

The Veteran's heart disability (including coronary artery disease), hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to April 5, 2013 and denied a higher rating. After April 5, 2013, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent and also denied a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder was found to cause occupational and social impairment, but not severe enough for a higher rating.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for chronic major depression is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and updated records.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due solely to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected. The cases for a bilateral eye condition, heart disorder secondary to PTSD, and diabetes mellitus secondary to arthritic disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of hypertension and PTSD, as well as his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD. More contemporaneous examinations are needed to evaluate these claims.