PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumber spine disorder and PTSD are being reviewed.

The Veteran's benign cyclic leukopenia, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability (including sciatic condition), and acquired psychiatric condition (to include PTSD) are all found to be related to service. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board finds that a 70 percent disability rating is warranted for PTSD throughout the initial rating period.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to warrant a 70 percent disability rating from April 22, 2010, to September 6, 2016. The left knee strain issue was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected collapsing pes planovalgus deformity and an evaluation for any acquired psychiatric disorder. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the rating issue.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records and potential changes in the Veteran's status.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is rated at 50 percent. The VA examiner found no evidence of ischemic heart disease or other heart diseases related to service. Service connection for heart disease due to herbicide exposure cannot be granted as there is no presumption applicable.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since August 31, 2006. The Board finds that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that this rating adequately reflects his disability picture.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and depression are service-connected, with the July 1991 in-service fight being considered to have occurred in the line of duty. The Veteran's migraine headaches and TBI are also found to be related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a right knee disability. The Veteran's statements associating his right knee condition with service are considered cumulative.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no medical evidence showing onset during or within one year after service and the weight of the evidence does not support a finding that any current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The Board has granted a TDIU for the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) effective December 22, 2014. The decision is based on the severity of CAD alone and the Veteran's inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder and/or schizoaffective disorder, is being remanded due to inadequate examination opinions. Additional development is required to determine the etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, substance abuse, and PTSD. The evidence received since the June 1999 rating decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

An initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD was granted prior to April 20, 2017. Since then, a higher rating of 70 percent has been granted effective April 20, 2017.

The Veteran's initial claim for a 10 percent rating for his left foot injury has been granted. The Board also remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims and requested additional medical examinations.

Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted. An initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, from July 23, 2007 to March 25, 2010, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, arthritis of the hips, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, a heart disorder, cold weather injuries, prostate cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and depression), finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.