PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The case is now to be readjudicated with a supplemental VA medical opinion addressing whether any current psychiatric disability was aggravated by the service-connected hysterectomy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examination and medical opinions to address the etiology of his claimed psychiatric disorders.

The case is being remanded for further development and adjudication of the intertwined claims, including the claim for vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits. The Veteran's previously denied claim to reopen a service connection issue, as well as other service connection and increased rating claims are also on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, based on credible evidence linking these conditions to his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and a new VA examination for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to his PTSD and diabetes, as he is capable of substantially gainful employment with some instruction and oversight.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service. The claim for PTSD was not addressed due to the broadening of the issue.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since April 8, 2010.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU rating effective from April 8, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to appear at a scheduled Board video-conference hearing. Clarification of the Veteran's current address is needed.

The Veteran's PTSD is characterized by feelings of detachment from others, restricted range of affect, decreased libido, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares, intense distress, trouble sleeping, irritability and outbursts of anger, problems concentrating, decreased interest and participation in normal activities, a sense of foreshortened future, periods of total social isolation, suspicion and distrust of others, random weird and violent thoughts, grossly inappropriate behavior, intermittent homelessness, and total occupational and social impairment. The Board has granted an initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD since March 15, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's recurrent skin lesions and PTSD with depressive disorder NOS have been granted service connection, and the Veteran has also received a 50% disability rating for his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with weight fluctuations is rated at the highest possible level, and his cubital tunnel syndrome and laceration residuals are both rated appropriately based on their current manifestations.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is rated at 70 percent since July 29, 2008 and the claim for increased rating has been granted.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and leiomyosarcoma.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has rendered her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The abdominal scars have been rated as 10 percent disabling for pain.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for PTSD with chronic MDD and hypothyroidism were denied as he did not file an informal or formal claim prior to February 9, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depression is rated at 70 percent since December 17, 2015. The Board has granted a TDIU effective November 3, 2016.