PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has any psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inconsistencies in previous decisions regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, particularly concerning his low back disability and its relationship to an in-service slip-and-fall incident.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to engage in employment, consistent with his work experience and education level. Therefore, the claim for TDIU prior to January 22, 2018 is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, finding that the appellant does not have a confirmed diagnosis of these conditions at any time during or approximate to the filing of her claim.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of PTSD and a TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for new examinations and additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, hearing loss, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 1, 2014. The Board has granted the TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from February 25, 2005.,Effective from February 1, 2018, the Veteran is also entitled to SMC based on his service-connected disabilities and his inability to work due to PTSD.

The Veteran's migraines are granted a 10 percent rating from March 19, 2015 to May 19, 2017. A higher rating is denied. The claim for separate ratings for PTSD and TBI is denied. The combined rating for PTSD with TBI remains at 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, and the Board is remanding both her claim for an increased rating and her TDIU claim due to incomplete information.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for vertigo remains pending. The Board has remanded the claims of higher ratings for PTSD with TBI, bilateral hearing loss, and left foot pes planus.,Further development is needed to obtain VA treatment records from the Coatesville VAMC, reschedule a VA audiological examination, and conduct a comprehensive VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left foot disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion and the need for additional evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is being considered as a result of a May 1975 incident. His heart disability may be related to his diagnosed psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's TBI remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress has been granted. The decision is based on the Veteran's combat experience during service in Vietnam, which established an in-service stressor related to his psychiatric condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD and MDD. The Veteran's stressors are conceded, but a VA psychiatrist or psychologist is needed to confirm that the claimed stressor is adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD. Additionally, an addendum opinion is required to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing or unlocated in-service medical records, and for TDIU as it is dependent on the outcome of the service connection claims. The Veteran's heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD), respiratory condition, acid reflux, migraines, and hypertension are at issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The issues include various psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle pain, joint pain, and GERD.

The Board has remanded several accrued benefits claims due to a need for evidence showing that the appellant, who is an adult daughter of the Veteran, was his dependent child at the time of his death. The appeals will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The appeal regarding the initial rating of PTSD was denied due to a lack of timely substantive appeal. Service connection claims for DVT and pulmonary embolism are remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his fatal disease processes to service or his service-connected disabilities.