PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and the need for further examination to determine if his current psychiatric conditions are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is etiologically related to his active duty service and grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but no higher. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS, with PTSD features is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence regarding stressor events in service and functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating of tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating is already assigned.,Service connection for a low back disability and PTSD have both been denied due to lack of evidence supporting their onset during service or being related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his PTSD was related to a stressor during active service and contributed significantly to his death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for a TDIU based on service-connected disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his condition. The VA will schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's TBI. The PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 30 percent, but the Veteran is seeking a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for upper respiratory infection (claimed as restrictive airway disease secondary to photo lab chemical exposure) has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma (claimed as lung damage) has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were associated with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but not with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during any period on appeal.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection and rating determinations for various conditions, including low back disability, posttraumatic stress disorder, left hip condition, scars of the right and left knees and right shoulder, major depression, and lateral instability of the right knee. The effective dates were not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is remanded due to new evidence received, and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for coronary artery disease has been dismissed.,Service connection was granted for PTSD and TMJ dysfunction, with the former being related to a motor vehicle accident in service.

The Veteran's OCD and PTSD are granted service connection. The claim for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and his service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if there is a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence not being presented, and a psychiatric disability including PTSD is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from January 1, 2015. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating and has remanded for further development.