PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms producing occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the impact of her service-connected disabilities on her ability to work, and for obtaining any outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, skin disability, fatigue, bilateral foot and elbow disabilities, right ankle disability, bilateral hand disability, and bilateral knee disability are denied. The effective date of service connection for PTSD is July 22, 2011.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for PTSD was received on October 7, 2004. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at June 19, 2008.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding psychiatric treatment records from the Vet Center and VA Medical Center. The Veteran's claims will be further developed before being reconsidered.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions, including whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and his TBI residuals are rated at 40 percent for headaches. The Board has granted a TDIU rating based on the combined service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to September 4, 2015, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and PTSD do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his left hip disability was rated appropriately at 30 percent (20 percent for compensation purposes) and his chondromalacia patella of the left knee warranted a 10 percent rating. The claim for service connection for PTSD and a TDIU rating is denied.

The Veteran's major depression with PTSD is rated at 50 percent effective October 16, 2010. His vertigo is rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that the service-connected disabilities effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment and grants a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to technical issues with the hearing transcript. He will be scheduled for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder has resulted in severe impairment, but not total occupational and social impairment. The initial rating of 70% is granted for the entire initial rating period from May 28, 2009.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability had onset during his active service, and the Board finds credible and competent the Veteran's account of noise exposure in service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for various issues related to his service-connected conditions, including a TDIU claim, was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals of Issues 1-6 on the title page. The Board granted a TDIU from November 1, 2011, to November 18, 2012.

The Veteran's left vagal nerve injury and stomach conditions have been rated at 30 percent since August 6, 2010.,PTSD with secondary dysthymia has been rated at 10 percent until April 16, 2013 when a 70 percent evaluation was assigned.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is currently on appeal and has been remanded by the Board.