PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% rating for PTSD was denied as there was no evidence of increased disability warranting such an award within one year prior to January 28, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including referral of the TDIU claim to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration and issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a chronic wound, finding that the evidence supports these claims based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficient to bring his combined rating to 80 percent, with at least one disability rated 40 percent or higher. These service-connected disabilities preclude the Veteran from maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and left shoulder disability were denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The remaining issues, including service connection for various conditions, are currently in a pending status.

The Veteran's PTSD causes significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating. The Board also granted TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records, conduct examinations and opinions regarding his psychiatric disorders, joint and tendon disorders, headaches, and hypertension, and provide appropriate notice for a personal assault claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine if he meets the full criteria for PTSD or any other psychiatric diagnosis, and to address the nature and etiology of such diagnoses. The Veteran also reported worsening symptoms of PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to March 3, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD, panic disorder, and MDD with alcohol abuse in remission and marijuana dependence were granted a 70 percent disability rating effective March 23, 2016. The hearing loss disability was not rated compensably.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination regarding his PTSD, and consideration of a TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, not otherwise specified.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to obtain mental health treatment records from Fort Leonard Wood. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD will be re-adjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Veteran is already receiving a 100% schedular rating for PTSD and SMC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s). Therefore, no further compensation can be awarded by awarding a TDIU.

The Veteran is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including low back spondylotic spondylisthesis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU benefits have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent since April 12, 2016. Service connection for frostbite residuals of the left hand and bilateral feet has been established.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to March 18, 2013 did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his liver disorder, which may be related to his service-connected PTSD.