PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is at least as likely as not related to witnessing a live-fire incident in October 1996 during his service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of the Veteran's claims regarding his back condition and acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses and their relation to her in-service experiences. A new examination is required.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is currently rated at 70 percent, effective October 31, 2012. The Board has ordered remand for further development including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to radiation exposure and granted service connection for PTSD. The rating for conversion type hysterical neurosis was also granted, but a higher rating than 10 percent was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected because the evidence supports his claim that he experienced a personal assault during active duty, which led to his request for early discharge and subsequent development of PTSD.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and depression is granted. The case is remanded for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's bilateral ankle disorder, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD required the factual need for the aid and attendance of another person, leading to a grant of special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's appeal to receive a higher disability rating for her PTSD has been withdrawn by the claimant.

The Veteran's claim for a 50% rating for PTSD is denied, as the evidence does not show entitlement to such rating prior to November 12, 2013.

The claims for service connection for right ankle disability and tubal ligation were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The claim for PTSD has been reopened, but the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, is denied as not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for adrenal insufficiency as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The reduction from a 60 percent rating to a 30 percent rating for gunshot wound to the right leg resulting in total knee arthroplasty was found to be improper and the original 60 percent rating is restored.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for duodenal ulcer residuals and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids, as well as the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (presumed to include PTSD). The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated treatment records. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for anxiety disorder, and service connection under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for neck surgery complications are also being remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sleep apnea, PTSD, and hairy cell leukemia were denied. The Veteran was granted a compensable rating (50%) for his adjustment disorder, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), as well as his claim for a temporary total disability evaluation following spondylolisthesis surgery. The AOJ is instructed to obtain any relevant outstanding VA treatment records and readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD and Schizophrenia, is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been submitted supporting the reopening of the claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and SSA records needing to be obtained. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed for each issue.