PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and earlier effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional records from Social Security Administration.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD service connection is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence, including military records indicating she was administratively separated from service. The case will be reconsidered with this additional information.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis and its relation to service. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, was dismissed. The claim of entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for the period beginning February 24, 2016, is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to in-service stressors involving fear of hostile military activity, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted. The increased rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disabilities, neurologic disabilities and tremors of the right upper extremity, neck disability, hypertension, and left ankle disability. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the appellant's stressors and a need for further development. The appeal is also reopened on new evidence.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD. The claims for service connection for hemochromatosis and carotid artery disease were denied, and TDIU was granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his active duty service, including incidents on the flight deck and witnessing injured servicemen. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left foot disorder is not attributable to service and denied his claim for service connection. The PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder issue was remanded due to a need for a more contemporaneous examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduled VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disability, as the Veteran was unable to attend due to his ongoing cancer. The AOJ is instructed to reschedule the examination and attempt to obtain any relevant medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sinus/allergic rhinitis, headache condition, hypertension, skin cancer of the bilateral arms, high cholesterol, bilateral shoulder condition, appendix removal residuals, colon condition, GERD, brain stem stroke, sleep apnea, and heart condition. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and PTSD have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a current disability in each case.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder have been granted a disability rating of 70 percent effective December 2, 2016. A TDIU has also been granted from the same date.,Hearing loss/ear disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in fulfilling its duty to assist and because of a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again, with an emphasis on verifying her claimed stressor and obtaining a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted, and his service-connected anxiety disorder has an effective date of April 16, 2014. The Board also found that the Veteran’s genitourinary disability, digestive disability, sleep apnea, right upper extremity neurologic disability, left upper extremity neurologic disability, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and seborrheic keratosis are related to his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from September 9, 2015 to June 21, 2018 due to his service-connected PTSD and coronary artery disease.

The Board dismissed the appeals of the claims for service connection for right knee disability, chest pain, and an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD due to the absence of a substantive appeal.