PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient military personnel records for verifying in-service stressor events and a need for a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evaluations and records, including employment history and vocational rehabilitation assessments. The AOJ must ensure that all relevant information is obtained before proceeding with a determination of his eligibility for VR&E benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for PTSD and anxiety disorder should be remanded due to incomplete records from the Charleston Vet Center. The case will need to be reviewed with these additional records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes, PTSD, or CAD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal) for the period from June 27, 2016 to March 20, 2019. For the entire rating period from March 20, 2019, the acquired psychiatric disorder has not manifested in total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors in the determination.

The Veteran is seeking an effective date earlier than April 29, 2014 for the grant of service connection for traumatic painful scars of the right index finger and thumb. The Board has determined that this claim was not filed prior to January 23, 2013.,The Veteran is also seeking TDIU since August 22, 2014 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD and depressive disorder are related to his in-service military sexual trauma (MST) and physical assault, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the medical evidence and the passage of time since the last VA examination.

The Veteran's claim to reopen the PTSD service connection is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.,Service connection for hypertension, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and no higher. The Veteran also received a TDIU rating.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events in service and to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD. The sleep apnea claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD issue.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Appellant's withdrawal of her appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a mental health condition and depression is reopened, but the Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of her PTSD and MDD.

The Veteran's PTSD with secondary anxiety and depression is granted a rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to February 23, 2012, is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional records.

The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder is granted as a residual of his TBI. The Veteran's sleep apnea and PTSD are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating for the entire appeal period, and he is granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as he withdrew his claims prior to the promulgation of a decision.