PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and PTSD, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for consideration of additional evidence submitted since the last decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, an increased rating for PTSD, and a compensable rating for gynecological disability were all denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current right ankle disability or any other condition related to military service. For PTSD, the Board noted that while the Veteran had significant symptoms consistent with PTSD, her occupational and social impairment did not meet the criteria for an increased rating beyond 50 percent. For gynecological disability, the Board found that there was no indication of a current disability warranting a compensable rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that his symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating and did not meet the requirements for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, secondary to his right thumb disability are being remanded for further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional VA treatment records, address the Veteran's assertions regarding his psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability, and schedule appropriate examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for development due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and updated treatment records. The TDIU claim may also be impacted by this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating from November 22, 2011 to October 15, 2015. From October 16, 2015, the Veteran's PTSD did not meet criteria for a higher 100 percent rating.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and PTSD, finding new and material evidence. The case is now remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine the etiology of any psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective March 4, 2012. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU as his service-connected disability does not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, were denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was not granted as the disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities, particularly PTSD and diabetes mellitus. The claim will be readjudicated after these examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have been granted increased ratings to 70 percent effective August 20, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and information, including updated VA treatment records. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated again after these are obtained.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is granted as service connection based on the evidence showing a current disability, in-service events, and a nexus between the events and the disorder.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the rating for the Veteran's CAD from 100% to 60% effective as of June 1, 2012 was not proper.,The May 2008 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD is final. The claim has been reopened and new evidence received since that time raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current PTSD diagnosis is related to his service in Korea, where he feared for his life and endorsed symptoms of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas throughout the entire period on appeal, warranting a 70% rating. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding of total occupational and social impairment due to PTSD at any time during the period on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence and depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent for total disability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is warranted.