PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2016

The Board has ordered additional development to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and obtain VA treatment records. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service personal assault and service connection for this condition is granted. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and GERD are not shown to be related to active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of updated evidence, including his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for restoration of compensation for PTSD from December 17, 1958 is denied as there was no timely appeal of the final rating decisions reducing his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service, including his involvement in riots in Seoul, South Korea. The appellant will also be provided with their complete VA treatment records from March 2016 to present.

The Veteran's suicide was due to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board finds that this caused or contributed substantially to his death. The claim is granted.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for hearing loss, chest pain, left and right knee disabilities, and PTSD. The evidence received since the June 2007 rating decision is new and material as it relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that there is sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service, including fear of hostile military activity. As such, the claim is granted.

Service connection granted for right and left hand disorders (Dupuytren's contracture) and PTSD. The Veteran's service-connected hypertension remains at a noncompensable rating.,New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for left Achilles tendinitis, which is currently denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, claimed as due to military sexual trauma (MST), is being remanded for additional development and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including as due to his service-connected disabilities, is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. The evidence shows a nexus between her current conditions and her military sexual trauma during service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, is related to his active service. Service connection for these conditions has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining disciplinary records and requesting an examination to address whether any psychiatric disorder preexisted service and underwent a permanent increase in severity.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to his mental health issues, and the Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a hearing. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder, to include major depressive disorder, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified; entitlement to a higher initial disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder; and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability are now before the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing due to their impact on his ability to walk and use assistive devices.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD related to an in-service stressor and therefore denied his claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since May 10, 2010. The Board also granted a TDIU effective from September 8, 2014.