PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's TBI residuals are rated at 10% prior to February 7, 2013.,PTSD and anxiety disorder are rated at 70% from January 29, 2009 to prior to February 22, 2013.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and procedural issues, including failing to issue a Statement of the Case for his hearing loss and tinnitus claims. The Veteran is also required to be provided with an examination in connection with his PTSD claim.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent prior to March 7, 2016. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected left foot disability and PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, and thus did not address eligibility for attorney fees from past-due benefits in addition to a previously paid Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fee.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD, migraines, and TBI. The claim for a bilateral foot condition will also be addressed.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus. As a result, the claims are dismissed.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, must be remanded due to a need for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since the May 2012 rating decision. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating, as they did not meet the criteria for a 50% or higher rating.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased rating for PTSD and service connection for duodenal ulcer.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to service-connected PTSD and alcohol abuse, which renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of a disability and thus denying the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of new evidence associated with the claims file since the August 2016 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder. The Veteran's sciatic nerve impairment of the left lower extremity is still under consideration.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The issues on appeal are whether he should receive a higher disability rating for PTSD and if he qualifies for TDIU based on his service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling, effective October 13, 2011. The Board has determined that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether his disability picture more nearly approximates a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD symptoms.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, is currently rated at 70 percent prior to February 9, 2015. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any period on appeal.,TDIU was granted effective February 9, 2015, and the Veteran's TDIU claim remains pending as it pertains to periods prior to this date.