PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand two issues: service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a compensable evaluation for residuals of dislocation PIP joint right little finger. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, PTSD, cardiovascular issues, and pulmonary embolism, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His TDIU claim is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service connected. The issues of PTSD based on military sexual trauma, an acquired psychiatric disorder including anxiety, depression, nervousness, and sleep disturbances, and migraines or tension headaches as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further action.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling, and the Board has found that he does not meet criteria for a higher rating. The case is remanded to consider entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type 2 and diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity are remanded due to new evidence suggesting current diagnoses. The claim for PTSD is also remanded as there may be a connection between his sleep issues and service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal and he was granted TDIU. The Veteran has been unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and organic affective syndrome with symptoms of PTSD, as well as his TDIU claim. The Veteran was last examined in June 2014, and there are indications that his disability picture may have changed since then.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to extend his delimiting date for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits due to lack of evidence showing that his PTSD prevented him from initiating or completing his chosen educational program.

The Veteran's CAD is rated at 60 percent since February 23, 2016. The Veteran's PTSD remains at a 70 percent rating from May 21, 2014 onwards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no current diagnosis of a qualifying disability.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 20 percent, and his radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is also rated at 20 percent. The Veteran's PTSD remains rated at 50 percent prior to January 5, 2017, but not for a higher rating beginning that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issue is remanded for further development including a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn.,The claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome (low back disability), stomach disability, esophagus disability, and cervical spine disability are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a left total knee replacement is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder prior to February 27, 2017, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since April 30, 2008.,TBI remains at 0 percent since April 2009.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 23, 2011.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression) due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the issues of low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and polyneuropathies of fingertips are being remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD requires a higher disability rating and also needs to determine if he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be sent back for further examination and review.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating for hypertension was dismissed. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, NOS, is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for PTSD, so the case is dismissed.