PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric condition. The case will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a travel board hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and onychomycosis do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU prior to March 24, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is related to his service. The right hip disability was also found to be related to his service. However, there is no evidence of a current left hip disability.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms during the period from March 10, 2005 to September 23, 2008 did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating. The Veteran was rated at 30 percent for this period.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including verification of claimed in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's unemployability due to his diagnosed psychiatric disorders and vertigo since filing his claim for pension benefits in April 2010 is considered permanent and total, thus meeting the criteria for basic eligibility for VA pension benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented her from securing and following any substantially gainful employment from October 1995 to March 14, 1997.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in several areas, but not total social and occupational impairment. The VA rated the condition as 70 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and PTSD are related to his military service, with resolution of reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of PTSD. If so, they will decide if the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as the Veteran failed to report for VA medical examinations.,The claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee and foot disabilities were denied due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA medical examinations.,The claim for an effective date earlier than February 19, 2015 for SMC based on need for aid and attendance for his spouse was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Personality Disorder, Depressive Disorder, and Polysubstance Abuse due to lack of a current diagnosis of PTSD and because the disorders are not diseases or injuries that can be service connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, alcohol dependence, and seizure disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to May 24, 2016 have been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood.,Effective May 24, 2016, the Veteran is entitled to a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of service-connected post-concussive syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. The VA examiner's opinion was considered more probative than the private treatment records' diagnoses due to lack of specific Criterion A stressor for PTSD and insufficient evidence linking symptoms to military service or tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence not reviewed in the previous decision.

The Veteran's cause of death, hepatocellular carcinoma, was found to be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the Board granted service connection for the cause of death.