PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board has now granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for updated VA and private treatment records, as well as a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and acute hepatitis with kidney and liver problems are denied. The Veteran is granted a 30 percent evaluation for right ulnar neuropathy prior to August 21, 2014, but his claim for higher ratings for PTSD from that date forward remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent from July 2010, with a grant of an increased evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and development of stressor claims. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are currently under consideration.

The Veteran's appeals for cervical spine, thoracic spine, left eye, migraine headaches, right thumb arthritis, and right knee post-surgical scar disabilities have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for right knee degenerative joint disease, right ankle degenerative joint disease, PTSD, and right eye disability are pending and need further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information provided by previous VA examinations regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service. The Veteran needs a new examination to clarify these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was reopened and granted effective November 29, 2010. The decision also denied a TDIU prior to this date.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this case for further development.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. However, the hearing loss claim remains denied and the case is remanded to obtain a VA examination regarding the Veteran's Camp Lejeune exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, right ankle disability, and hypertension were denied due to lack of evidence showing the disabilities were incurred in or caused by military service. The claim for PTSD was granted as the Veteran has provided credible supporting evidence that he experienced an in-service personal assault.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of all submitted evidence, including a private psychiatric evaluation from November 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and because of a change in the rating criteria for mental disorders.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence that the gastric adenocarcinoma had its onset in service. Therefore, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, delusional disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and various other conditions are granted. Service connection is also granted for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unemployable as a result of his condition, and the Board denies entitlement to Total Disability based on Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected TBI and cognitive impairment are granted, with an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board has recharacterized the claim as including unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, but the appeal remains remanded due to the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection for tinnitus is also granted. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to their interrelated nature.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to May 17, 2014. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent.