PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and the obtaining of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied.,The claim of new and material evidence to reopen a left knee disability has also been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verifying his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations and scheduling a VA audiology examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board has vacated its decision regarding TDIU and remanded the case for further consideration. The Veteran's employment as a woodcutter is unclear, so additional information on his income and a VA social and industrial survey are needed to determine if he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection claim for a seizure disorder, finding new and material evidence. The underlying claim of secondary service connection based on PTSD is also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's allegations of a sexual assault during service were not credible and therefore denied her claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that the Veteran's sleep disturbances during his 2003/2004 deployment are a separate disability from his PTSD. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether PTSD caused or aggravated the OSA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and his schizoaffective disorder is not related to service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran is also granted nonservice-connected disability pension benefits effective from December 2008.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to August 15, 2005, and in excess of 70 percent from that date has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his claims file.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent effective March 12, 2008. The rating is based on the criteria for a higher evaluation due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation and impaired impulse control.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification regarding service connection for PTSD based on personal assault, and because in-service clinical records are needed. Additionally, Social Security Administration medical records must be obtained.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent, the minimum rating for this condition under the applicable diagnostic code. The evidence did not show any additional symptoms warranting a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service sexual assault and its impact on her current psychiatric conditions. Additional development is needed, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a new VA examination. The issues on appeal are an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his migraine headaches and determine the nature and likely etiology of any claimed psychiatric disorder. The right knee disorder claim will also be remanded.

The Veteran's mental health symptomatology, including PTSD, did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating as his symptoms were found to be unrelated to service-connected PTSD.