PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for mood disorder, PTSD, and coronary artery disease. As a result, the appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from February 7, 2007 to October 5, 2013. The claim for SMC on the basis of being housebound prior to October 5, 2013 was denied. The TDIU rating claim is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of his claim. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the claim to reopen service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to show a relationship between the Veteran's military service and his suicide.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors for PTSD. The Veteran is still entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but his claim for PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for PTSD was granted as the Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is now characterized as including PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and major depressive disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible testimony of in-service personal assaults and traumatic events.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and bulimia nervosa is rated at 70 percent, effective February 16, 2018. The rating reflects the Veteran's occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and depression, including a lack of verification for his reported in-service stressor. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including for PTSD, hypertension and tinnitus, high cholesterol, bilateral eye disability, erectile dysfunction, residuals of a back injury, vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the awards have not been determined.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional mental health care professional review and opinion, including reviewing the Veteran's foreign service in Turkey.

The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is denied. The Veteran's request to reopen the claim was granted due to new evidence submitted since the May 2011 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, PTSD, and panic disorder are denied. The claim for migraine headaches is remanded due to the lack of a VA examination.,Service connection for migraine headaches is being remanded as there has not been a VA examination to determine if the condition is related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression and/or major depression, have been granted. The decision is based on evidence corroborating the Veteran’s account of a stressor incident during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions, their relationship to his active service, and whether he had a psychiatric disorder that caused his death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as being proximately due to his service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a right knee disability secondary to his left knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been service-connected and rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not warrant an increased disability evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to his death.