PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a 3-way videoconference hearing. The issues of service connection for various conditions are still pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus, Type II are both granted service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange during his active military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to ensure that due process requirements are met and there is a full record by which to adjudicate the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's tuition and supplies for a semester at St. Petersburg College were part of his vocational rehabilitation plan, warranting reimbursement.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection of PTSD and granted a 20% evaluation for left ankle disability effective from June 30, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to evaluate his PTSD and service connection for residuals of a left knee injury. The TDIU issue will also be addressed.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and ischemic heart disease, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel and drill pay records. The Veteran's claims for gunshot wound to the left knee, bipolar disorder, and PTSD are being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge was a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct, but denied his claim for CUE in the May 2005 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back disability and PTSD were denied by the Board. The low back disability was rated 20 percent before January 18, 2011, but not higher than that level. The PTSD claim was also denied as it did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 70 percent.

The case is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination, and no specific rating or effective date has been assigned.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent evaluation, and the Board has granted an extraschedular rating of 70 percent for this condition. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU since October 22, 2003.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is denied as he does not meet the necessary schedular criteria for such a rating, nor is he shown to be prevented from following substantially gainful employment due to a disability or combination of disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted with effective dates of July 6, 2004.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU has also been granted with an effective date of July 6, 2004. The award of DEA benefits is contingent on the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent since October 30, 2007. His residuals of deviated septum do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and left S1 radiculopathy are both currently rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need to verify stressors and obtain additional medical opinions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death is not attributable to service or any incident of service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.