PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

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

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for hypertension and granted it as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's current hypertension is found to be caused or chronically worsened by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeals due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in areas such as family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood. The Board finds that a 100 percent rating for the period on appeal is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left and right ankle osteoarthritis, and sinusitis, are found to be related to his military service. The claims for service connection are granted.

The Board has determined that the previous VA examination is inadequate due to the Veteran's testimony regarding continuity of depressive symptoms since service and self-medication. The case is REMANDED for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner or another appropriate examiner.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of service dates and obtaining treatment records. The claims will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from August 14, 2013 has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, during the Veteran's lifetime and finds that dementia was not related to service. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The claims for migraine headaches, head injury, and diabetes mellitus were denied. The claim of PTSD was recharacterized as an acquired psychiatric disability but remains denied.

The Board has dismissed the claim of service connection for low back condition as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The TDIU claim was denied because the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for low back condition as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The TDIU claim was denied because the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and migraine headaches, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 50 percent prior to January 31, 2017. From January 31, 2017, the rating increased to 100 percent due to intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychosis, PTSD, and erectile dysfunction is remanded due to incomplete information regarding in-service stressors and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee instability, right shoulder mild degenerative joint disease, and left shoulder degenerative changes have been remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations related to his lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, headaches, and TDIU. The Veteran is also requested to provide updated VA treatment records and employment information.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination, new evidence received after the 2013 VA examination, and need for verification of stressors. A new VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran's anxiety and other diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Veteran's claim of increased rating for depressive disorder with psychotic features and PTSD is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is granted. The claim for PTSD is also granted. The issue of TDIU is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened on March 19, 2012. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set to March 19, 2012.