PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The remand includes obtaining additional information from the Veteran about his symptoms during and after service, stressor verification, and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, gastritis, and GERD is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his finally disallowed claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The issue of service connection for bilateral flat foot is dismissed. Other claims are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating for the entire period on appeal, as his symptoms have resulted in total impairment in all areas of life functioning.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The appeal was for a higher rating than the current 50 percent assigned.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The COPD claim has been withdrawn.

The Board dismissed the appeal for adding a dependent to the Veteran's compensation award. The claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability were denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on his symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service sexual assaults are credible and support a finding of etiology with at least as likely as not related to her current PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for hearing loss and hypertension, but granted them on the basis that new evidence had been submitted. It also denied the Veteran's petitions for service connection for kidney condition, skin condition, obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy with radiculopathy (associated with lumbar degenerative joint disease with IVDS L4/5). The effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was set at September 14, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings on several service-connected conditions have been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sinusitis disability is rated at 50 percent, but has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding sleep apnea, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. However, due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the current psychiatric diagnosis, the case is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed. The Veteran's TDIU claim from July 1, 2011, is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of separation from active duty.,The Veteran's lumbar back strain, left patellofemoral knee disorder, and right hip strain are remanded for further examination and rating considerations.,The Veteran's respiratory disorder is remanded to determine its etiology.,The Veteran's psychiatric disorder (presumed PTSD) is remanded to determine its etiology.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was denied as the earliest received communication expressing an intent to file that was within one year of his March 5, 2017 VA Form 21-526 did not include PTSD.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the earliest received communication expressing an intent to file that was within one year of his March 5, 2017 VA Form 21-526 did not include PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, as well as to consider new evidence. The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his right and left knee disabilities are still pending due to lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.