PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent and the Board has decided to remand both issues of rating PTSD and TDIU. Additional information from the Veteran regarding his employment history will be sought.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unemployable and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 2, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for increased PTSD rating and TDIU has been remanded due to the inextricability of the issues with his service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 7, 2011. The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen several service connection claims, but the Veteran's claim for a right thigh condition remains denied as there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to his active duty service. The other reopened claims are also denied due to lack of competent medical evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was not shown to cause total occupational and social impairment prior to December 19, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to June 16, 2016. After his testimony before the Board in June 2016, the rating was increased to 50 percent effective from that date.

The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's shortness of breath and non-cardiac chest pain are symptoms of his service-connected bronchitis and PTSD, respectively. Therefore, these conditions do not meet the criteria for separate disability ratings.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD and an other specified stressor-related disorder has been granted, with a current evaluation of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, residuals of concussion, and chronic worsening of PTSD.

The claim for service connection for bladder cancer is granted due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The claim for an increased rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is remanded, as well as the claim for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the final January 1998 rating decision. The Veteran is also scheduled for a VA examination to determine if he suffers from an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no verified in-service stressor and no diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's PTSD claim, as there is conflicting evidence regarding his current diagnosis.

The Veteran's left foot disability, migraine headaches, PTSD, GAD, acid reflux, penile deformity with erectile dysfunction, PFB, scar of the dorsal surface of the left foot, and painful scar of the left foot are all service connected. The Veteran is granted an initial rating of at least 30 percent for his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities rated at least 60%, qualifies him for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU. The Board finds that additional development is necessary to determine if the Veteran meets criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.