PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU as of the date of claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that any current psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not caused by noise exposure during military service. The Board finds that the Veteran's current PTSD disability and shrapnel wound residuals are related to his in-service experiences.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to October 17, 2013 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the increased rating PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA psychiatric examination to address the Veteran's service connection claim, including his in-service experiences and current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for hearing loss, PTSD, or a pulmonary disorder. The evidence is insufficient to establish these conditions as being related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is found to be related to his military service.,His peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is determined to be caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,His erectile dysfunction is also found to be caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and Parkinson's disease cannot be granted as there is no evidence of record supporting these claims. The Veteran served in Korea during the Korean War, not Vietnam, and thus does not meet the criteria for presumptive exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for his service-connected depression, PTSD and alcoholism was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating prior to March 13, 2009 or since then.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and back pain disabilities precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to June 17, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for hypertension, including as due to herbicide exposure and secondary to PTSD, was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and status post Achilles tendon rupture, heel of left foot. The initial non-compensable ratings have been assigned.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted effective October 24, 2005. The original denial of the claim occurred in 1994.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD during his lifetime and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for pes planus of the left foot or tinnitus, and there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board finds that an initial rating of 70 percent is warranted prior to June 13, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and conflicting psychiatric diagnoses. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and left knee disability will be further evaluated.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to the need for a VA examination to consider newly identified events in service relevant to the claim.