PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and the evidence of record does not establish that his service-connected PTSD prevents him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since August 18, 2008, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective March 6, 2017. The rating has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain missing service records and SSA records, as well as to schedule him for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and HIV.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling an examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood. The overall weight of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions were incurred in or are etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder has been rated at 70 percent, the highest schedular rating available. The Board finds that this level of disability is sufficient to meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and coronary artery disease rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 3, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, depression, and substance abuse have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent from August 1, 2008 to June 16, 2014.

The Veteran is currently self-employed as a barber, has worked steadily in that capacity since 1977, and has annual earnings significantly higher than the poverty threshold for one person. Therefore, she does not qualify for a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a TBI is granted. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since April 30, 2009. The Board finds that the current rating of 70 percent is appropriate as his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration of a diagnosis related to PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or follow substantially gainful employment prior to September 3, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, depression, PTSD, and alcoholism, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's sinusitis is not service-connected.,PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since November 13, 2012. The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent prior to that date and found the evidence does not support a rating higher than 70 percent from that point forward.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a TDIU as it is rated at 50% and does not exceed this percentage. The Board finds that the Veteran is capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment due to his education, work experience, and functional impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure and maintain gainful employment, and the Board finds that a TDIU is warranted from July 1, 2011, to December 11, 2011, and from February 1, 2012.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional development including updated VA treatment records and a VA examination are needed.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection is granted, and the appeal for service connection of lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to left knee disability is also granted. The Board finds that new evidence received raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.