PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent effective from November 15, 2012. A higher rating of more than 50 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and his military service, including sexual assault allegations. The claim is reopened but requires further medical evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by an in-service incident of military sexual trauma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, schizo-affective disorder, and anemia. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of a personality disorder or acquired psychiatric disorder related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic pain disorder, heart disease, and psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) has been denied.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or an in-service event that could be related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, his hypertension and PTSD have not been found related to service or secondary to these conditions.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence that it manifested within one year of separation from service and there is insufficient evidence to support a finding that it is caused by PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% for the initial rating period from August 14, 2001 to January 31, 2003. For the entire initial rating period and increased rating period, a higher rating of 70% or more is denied.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding his claim of service connection for PTSD. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions began during service or were related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of the left and right knee disorders have been dismissed. For the initial rating period on appeal, from January 14, 2014, a disability rating of 50 percent has been granted for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment, leading to a 100% disability rating effective October 29, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including new examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and PTSD are being remanded due to insufficient examination reports. A new VA examination is needed for both conditions, with a focus on whether they are related to active duty.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, left leg radiculopathy, tinnitus, right knee scar, sleep apnea, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, chronic right and left leg disabilities to include blood clots, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, a left knee disorder, and right and left foot diabetic neuropathy have been denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial 70% rating for PTSD has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, PTSD, tinnitus, hearing loss disability, and erectile dysfunction, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

Service connection for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus, contributed to his encephalopathy which caused his death. As a result, the appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the Veteran had current bilateral hearing loss, but it did not begin during service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury.,Service connection for PTSD was granted based on a corroborated in-service stressor involving a jet crash. The Veteran's presence at NAS Miramar during this time sufficiently corroborates his reported stressor.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD and an initial rating higher than 20 percent for LUTS is remanded due to the need for a statement of the case.