PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the applicable diagnostic code. The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as flattened affect, impaired impulse control (unprovoked irritability with periods of violence), neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, difficulty establishing effective relationships, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board finds that his symptoms and occupational/social impairment warrant this higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD existed at the time of his discharge in September 1979, and thus an effective date of September 22, 1979 is granted for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since March 3, 2009. The Board found that the criteria for a higher rating are met and granted an initial 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at the highest schedular rating available, but he is unemployable due to his service-connected psychiatric disability. The Board also granted a TDIU and SMC based on the Veteran's housebound status.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability related to service, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder has been rated at 70 percent since the effective date of service connection, meeting the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran also met the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder or seizures that are attributable to his service. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to incomplete examination reports and failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher rating in either period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA and private treatment records, as well as obtaining any relevant records from Mather Air Force Base. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD and found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and myocardial infarction have been rated appropriately, with a total combined rating of 80 percent. The Veteran is granted TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety disorder has been rated at 70 percent since March 31, 2016. Prior to that date, the disability was rated as 50 percent disabling.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease and PTSD have been denied. The current ratings of 10 percent for CAD and 50 percent for PTSD are not considered adequate to reflect the severity of the disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since September 2012, and the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,For GERD, the Veteran was only service-connected with a 10% disability rating. The Board noted that there were overlapping symptoms with nonservice-connected conditions such as duodenal ulcers, diverticulosis, and chronic gastritis.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 28, 2010. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether he is unable to maintain such employment due to his PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, IHD, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 1, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since January 22, 1998, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.