PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2015

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for a lung disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's claim for PTSD was previously denied, but reopened in August 2009.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen her claim for service connection for PTSD and has determined that she meets the criteria for service connection based on a diagnosed PTSD related to her military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a PTSD examination. The claim for TDIU will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining more recent VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination regarding his claimed psychiatric disability, systemic neuropathy, and exposure to chemicals. The claims will be adjudicated again after the examinations.

The Board has reopened the claims for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder due to new evidence showing diagnoses of these conditions. The issues remain in a 'mixed' disposition as some aspects may be granted while others are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess his ability to work due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and consideration of prostate cancer as potentially service connected.

The Veteran's mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD are found to have their onset in service.

The Veteran's PTSD with associated depression is rated at 30 percent disabling, effective February 15, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD or a DSM-V disorder manifested by insomnia with nightmares is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his psychiatric diagnoses and etiology.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective August 8, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and is dismissing the appeal regarding jungle rot. The Veteran's hypertension claim remains pending.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD during his March 2013 videoconference hearing. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing from appeal prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and right knee disability have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent, the minimum rating for this disability. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding service connection claims, including those related to cause of death.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, status post radical retropubic prostatectomy, renders him unable to maintain gainful employment.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD, as these conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim for PTSD will be remanded for issuance of a statement of the case.