PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2018

Service connection is granted for PTSD and MDD due to a personal assault in service. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and MDD, including Anxiety Disorder NOS, is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and chronic depression, are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and cervical spine disability. The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current headaches were not due to, or a result of, his in-service headaches but acknowledged a possible link between his service-connected PTSD or cervical spine disabilities and his headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a cervical spine disability, Graves' disease, and posttraumatic stress disorder due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred and no probative medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right lower extremity disability, heart disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The appellant must be provided with VA medical opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to provide an opinion on whether his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to service. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, has been granted.,Service connection for PTSD will be considered again after obtaining a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD with opioid dependence and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to April 9, 2011 and TDIU is granted for the same period.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for service-connected PTSD was granted, but a higher rating is denied. The initial disability rating for TBI residuals remains at 10 percent and the increased disability rating claim for PTSD is also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD. The effective date for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence. The claims for initial ratings for right knee disability and PTSD are remanded as there is insufficient examination records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was denied in 1984. She filed another claim to reopen the previous denial on January 5, 2010, and VA granted it effective from that date. The Board found no earlier effective date is warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, PTSD, hammer toe of the left foot, and hypertension. A 10% evaluation is assigned for multiple noncompensable disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324. The effective dates for these determinations are not specified as they were not provided in the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for these decisions were not granted.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased disability ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions. The Veteran's claim of service connection is reopened due to new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, but granted new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection of right hand tremors.