PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, and Boutonniere deformity of both little (5th) fingers, rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the late 1970s and a psychiatric examination to address the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to reconstruct his service records and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, recurrent left ankle strain, and tinnitus, are of sufficient severity to preclude securing or following substantially gainful employment. The criteria for a TDIU are met.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination and updated medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating effective June 14, 2016. He is also entitled to TDIU prior to May 25, 2016.,The Veteran's chronic frontal sinusitis was granted an increased rating to 50 percent effective February 10, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD rating is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his disability and reconcile conflicting medical evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD alone warrants a TDIU (100 percent) rating, and his additional disabilities associated with diabetes mellitus result in a combined rating of 70 percent or more. Therefore, he meets the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxious features, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination using DSM-5 criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with an effective date of August 19, 2014. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective June 1, 2016. The other claims were denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new evidence received since the August 2010 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact of a verified in-service stressor. The Veteran is currently diagnosed with PTSD, but no in-service stressor sufficient to cause PTSD has been verified.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for PTSD and hepatitis C, as well as his TDIU claim, are all denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not show intermittent fatigue, malaise, or anorexia due to hepatitis C infection, which is required for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 18, 2000 for the award of service connection for PTSD and dismissed the claim for earlier effective date based on a finding of CUE in the February 2003 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right ear hearing loss, did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU during the period from September 27, 2005 to May 29, 2008. The combined rating of 60% was insufficient to warrant a TDIU under VA regulations.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of his appeal on the issues regarding PTSD and any acquired psychiatric condition. As a result, the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and ensuring compliance with directives. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after any necessary development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment prior to July 8, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD based on a diagnosed condition, credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor, and continuity of symptoms since service.,Service connection was not granted for hypertension as there is no evidence of its onset during or within one year after service. The medical evidence does not support a link between current hypertension and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.