PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was granted effective December 17, 2009. The Board found that the criteria for a 100% disability rating were met as of this date.

The Board found no evidence of current residuals of a head injury, including dyslexia, and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. As such, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Board found that the Veteran's current eye/vision disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has also remanded several issues, including scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, was granted. The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD prior to February 1, 2013 and from February 1, 2013 until November 2, 2015, and a TDIU claim since January 1, 2016 were also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a failure to address the Veteran's PTSD medication and its relationship to hypertension.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since August 5, 2008. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence established occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, difficulty concentrating, mild memory loss, irritability, disturbances of motivation and mood, suspiciousness, occasional panic attacks, and some social withdrawal.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 100% effective December 3, 2012. The cold injury residuals of the right and left lower extremities were rated as 30%. The peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities was rated as 40% from April 11, 2016 onwards. For the period prior to December 3, 2012, the Veteran's PTSD warranted a TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to have its onset during service and has been recurrent since then, warranting service connection.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during service and was confirmed by a VA mental health provider.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum VA psychiatric examination to address whether any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's PTSD did not result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from April 10, 2006 to October 14, 2008. Therefore, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 7, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol abuse, secondary to PTSD, has been reopened and granted.,Service connection was denied for a sleep disability and gastrointestinal disability, both of which are considered symptoms of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30% prior to June 26, 2015 and at 50% from that date onwards. The cognitive disorder is separately evaluated.

The Veteran's tinnitus, DM2, and PTSD have been granted service connection. The Veteran is currently rated at 70 percent for PTSD, which meets the criteria for a higher rating. His DM2 has also been granted an increased rating to 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since June 8, 2016, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is considered the principal cause of his death from cardiac arrest due to coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated evaluations and examinations for his PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues of service connection are also being remanded.