PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and PTSD. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination to evaluate his current psychiatric condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's diagnosis is related to his military service and there is a link between current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating from September 29, 2008 to December 19, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, and other specific trauma and stressor-related disorder are granted. Service connection is also established for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right leg disability, cellulitis, telangiectasia, photoaging, sebaceous hyperplasia, actinic keratosis, and herpes. An effective date earlier than July 22, 2015 for left lower leg laceration with infection and drainage is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a current VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected depressive disorder and PTSD symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with an effective date of December 17, 2008. The Veteran's claim was reopened after a final denial in January 1960 and the earliest possible effective date is set at the date his claim to reopen was received.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded for further examination regarding service connection for COPD and sleep apnea. The issues of service connection for COPD and sleep apnea are also remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. Service connection is granted.,Service connection for fibromyalgia due to Gulf War hazards as due to an undiagnosed illness is denied.,Service connection for abnormal menses (menstrual disorder) due to Gulf War hazards as due to an undiagnosed illness is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 3, 2008 for his award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as he did not meet the threshold minimum schedular percentage standards under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) for a TDIU prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inconsistencies in the evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a higher evaluation for her lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and CAD have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since March 28, 2012. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete records from the Vet Center on Taylor Street.

The Veteran's varicose veins and right leg scars have been granted initial ratings of 10 percent, while his PTSD has been granted a rating of 70 percent. The Veteran is also granted TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims related to PTSD, cervical strain, sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, and tension headaches. The VA will obtain relevant medical records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to assess his current disability levels.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to support a service connection claim for PTSD and anxiety disorder. The Veteran is required to undergo another VA mental health examination.

The Board has remanded both the claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD and the cause of death claim due to potential issues with the medical opinion provided by VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for atrial fibrillation and GERD have been dismissed. The issue of an effective date for PTSD has been granted to February 3, 2010. The Board has remanded the claim for an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and panic disorder).

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for cause of death due to a gastrointestinal bleed, as it lacks a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD or polysubstance dependence disorder contributed to her death. The appellant is also denied accrued benefits and death pension.