PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective July 2, 2010. The rating reflects significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since the appeal period began, and his TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD with secondary unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder was not productive of total social and occupational impairment prior to February 23, 2011. The Veteran's fibromyalgia with epicondylitis has been manifested by constant and refractory chronic fatigue, paresthesias in the hands and feet, tremors in the hands, and musculoskeletal symptoms including pain, stiffness, muscle weakness, achiness, myalgia, arthralgia, and decreased exercise tolerance. The Veteran does not currently have a right ear hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran withdrew from appeal all issues related to PTSD, seizures, skin cancer, neurological disability, and cysts before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, skin disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 100 percent throughout the entire appeal period, representing total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, which is inextricably intertwined with the tinnitus issue, will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his employability and the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The case will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his employability and the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The case will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported in-service stressor of sexual harassment is corroborated by medical and other evidence, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted.,Service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes is not warranted as there was no loss of teeth due to trauma or disease during service.

The Veteran's TDIU was originally effective May 21, 2006. The Board has remanded the case for additional development including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA social and industrial survey to assess the combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service. The claim for muscle stiffness was also denied as there is insufficient evidence to establish its etiology.

The Veteran's complaints of chronic fatigue/loss of energy, sleep impairment and sweating are attributed to his service-connected PTSD and related depression. Therefore, these conditions cannot be granted as separate disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for lupus or PTSD. The claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits and special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance was also denied due to countable income exceeding the maximum annual limits.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a cervical spine injury is denied as there is no evidence of a neck injury in service or continuity of symptomatology. The Veteran's PTSD warrants staged schedular ratings, with the highest rating (70%) from October 18, 2016.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evidentiary development, including obtaining private treatment records from providers noted in his TDIU application.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 10 percent for keratosis punctata of the bilateral hands.