PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Depression have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability has been granted due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for myasthenia gravis is remanded as additional VA medical opinion is needed regarding its onset and relationship to his service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Depression, is remanded as a new VA examination is required to determine the nature of these disorders and their relationship to service or other factors.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine with radiculitis, is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess its current severity.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for inguinal hernia is remanded as additional VA treatment records are needed.,The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for prostate cancer residuals (including incontinence) are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of recent medical evidence.

The claim for service connection of back disability has been remanded.,PTSD rating claims prior to June 12, 2014 have been denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 70 percent disabling, effective February 27, 2013. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his current symptomatology.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease, PTSD, and diabetes mellitus type 2 have rendered him unemployable. The case is remanded to obtain updated medical records and conduct further examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial 30 percent disability rating, but no higher. The claim for service connection of a bilateral lower leg disability (shin splints) is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), a neck disability, and hiatal hernia with GERD are all remanded. The Board will consider new evidence submitted since the last final rating decisions to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD).

Service connection for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease rating is remanded due to a lack of recent examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in September 2007, but reopened due to new and material evidence. The claim is still denied as there is no diagnosis of PTSD.,The Veteran died from metastatic bladder cancer with coronary artery disease contributing to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Veteran's seizure disorder, anxiety disorders, tinnitus, and headaches are granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected TBI.,Service connection for PTSD is granted based on credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision. Service connection for his low back disorder as secondary to his service-connected right-patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease (claimed as patellofemoral syndrome bilateral) has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 7, 2003 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed. The Board also remanded issues regarding a separate evaluation for right knee degenerative medial meniscus and limitation of extension.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, verifying an in-service stressor involving a fire aboard the USS Fidelity (MSO443), and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service personnel records and VA treatment records. The Veteran needs a psychiatric examination to determine if he has any current acquired psychiatric disorders, with particular attention to whether PTSD is related to his military service.

The Veteran's TBI and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) have been granted service connection. His headache disorder and right trigeminal neuralgia are not rated higher than the current 30% assigned, as there is no evidence of very frequent prostrating attacks or severe incomplete paralysis.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records, particularly regarding PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to clarify whether the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and dementia, related to his active service. The claim for malignant melanoma is still pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the claims for COPD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TBI are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vitiligo was granted. The claims for increased ratings for right and left hand scars, PTSD, hypothyroidism, and vertigo were all remanded.