PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2015

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of her psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and VA treatment records. The case will be reconsidered after this development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA medical records from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and St. Cloud VA Health Care System.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma. The Veteran is also requested to provide any recent treatment records.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease, was rated at 30 percent since January 30, 2006. The current rating is appropriate given the symptoms and impairment described.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, with all other issues being dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD due to potential issues with the presumption of soundness and the need for additional VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to missing records and incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sleep disorder, insomnia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, fibromyalgia, and residuals of fractured nose are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's heart disorder is presumed to be secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board grants reopening of the claim for a heart disorder and remands the issue for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis was denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was also denied due to lack of current symptoms warranting such a rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records and conducting examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right ankle, and right foot disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The evidence received since the last final decisions is considered new and material. Service connection is granted for tinea cruris.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and referring the case for extraschedular consideration, is necessary.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no legal basis to assign a date earlier than March 5, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or any other acquired psychiatric disability related to service. The Veteran's current diagnoses include Substance-Induced Mood Disorder, which is not considered secondary to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and fibromyalgia have been granted.,Service connection has also been established for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.

The Board has determined that further development is required to determine the Veteran's service connection for PTSD and whether any post-service mental disorder, including PTSD, was etiologically related to his in-service diagnosis of PTSD by Dr. L.P., as well as whether it contributed substantially or materially to his death.