PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension may be necessary.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, were found to be severe enough to prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to February 10, 2011. However, the criteria for a TDIU before that date were not met due to his combined disability rating being less than 60%.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent disabling for service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension was withdrawn. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left knee disorder is denied as there is no evidence of an additional disability caused by participation in the VA compensated work therapy program. Service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remains rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since December 30, 2009. The Board found that his symptoms warranted a 70% rating throughout the appeal period but did not meet the criteria for a 100% rating due to some social and occupational functioning.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the existence of PTSD and the etiology of any current psychiatric disability, including whether they are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the issues related to PTSD rating and TDIU. The appellant's claim for a higher rating for PTSD and denial of his claim for TDIU are being addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for neurosis and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's conditions are secondary to her service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and thus no effective date is assigned as the claim has been rendered moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding her claimed conditions and theories of service connection.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the feet is found to be a complication of his service-connected diabetes mellitus and thus, service connection for that disorder is granted.

The Board has vacated the October 1, 2008 decision denying an effective date prior to December 15, 1993 for PTSD with panic disorder and obsessive compulsive features due to a failure to apply the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since July 14, 2004 and the Board has granted a TDIU throughout the rating period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's reported stressor event occurred and to obtain any necessary treatment records. The Veteran is also requested to provide more specific information about his claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected PTSD has been dismissed as the appellant (through his authorized representative) has withdrawn the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to an increased evaluation for service-connected PTSD, evaluated 30 percent disabling prior to March 30, 2012, and 50 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is currently rated at 30 percent. The VA examiner found no evidence of occupational or social impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Board has found sufficient evidence to grant service connection for PTSD and MDD, with the diagnosis being presumed due to combat-related stressors. The Veteran's symptoms are consistent with the criteria for these diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 9411. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's symptoms met criteria for a 70 percent disability rating but noted that he did not meet all of the criteria.