PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, PTSD, and DM due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for the disclosure of military personnel records from identified Airmen who may corroborate his claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressors and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and PTSD have been reopened. The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran regarding his claimed stressor, and requests have been made to the JSRRC for verification. The Veteran needs to provide a 60-day window for the date of the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the earliest effective date for service connection is January 22, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals, L3-L4 discectomy/laminectomy and PTSD has been denied. The Veteran is also remanded for further evaluation of his back disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's bladder cancer was denied service connection as there is no evidence of a nexus to his military service. The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 30 percent disability rating, but the issue of an increased rating for PTSD remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's motion for revision of a February 2016 Board decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in regard to denials of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for PTSD and dysmenorrhea and fibroid uterus status post total abdominal hysterectomy was dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and the retrieval of outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders.

The Board found that the original grant of service connection for mood disorder was not based on clear and unmistakable error, thus restoring service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient compliance with previous directives. The case is now pending and will be reviewed again.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim regarding the character of discharge as a bar to VA compensation benefits, finding no new and material evidence that would change the previous determination.

The Veteran's PTSD has increased in severity, and a more contemporaneous examination is needed to determine the current level of disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased disability rating for service-connected left ear hearing loss due to new evidence provided by the Veteran and potential increase in symptoms since his last VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, has been rated at 70 percent since June 2014. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's heart disorder was denied service connection as it did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period and continuity of symptomatology is not established. The Veteran's dysthymia with PTSD, however, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since August 29, 2017.