PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected depression (claimed as PTSD) is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has ordered a new examination to assess the current severity of his disability, and development is needed for TDIU claim due to his psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the Veteran’s PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and a sleep disability, requiring additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was denied because the new evidence submitted did not verify his claimed in-service stressors, and thus could not substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective February 10, 2011. The decision is based on new and material evidence submitted after a previous denial of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 13, 2017 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of an increase in severity of PTSD within one year prior to the claim.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is also granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, GAD, opioid dependence, and unspecified depressive disorder is remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the prior claim. The case will be further developed with a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the case is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and determine the nature of his TBI and headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. The decision also denied a claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for enhanced DIC benefits as his total disability rating prior to death was less than eight years.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and anxiety and depressive disorders were granted, but his claim for a GI disorder was denied.,PTSD was not granted as the claimed stressors could not be verified.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and any acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to insufficient examination reports and lack of nexus opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently considered direct service connection cases.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure, posttraumatic stress disorder, prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus type II. Service connection was granted for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, which encompasses PTSD, was denied as the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis or link to service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings, service connection claims, and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) have been dismissed due to his death.

Service connection for PTSD, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, and jungle rot (skin rash and groin rash) is granted. Service connection for back condition, hypertension, headaches, and sleep disorder remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and a lumbar spine condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.