PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches is granted. The claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and psychiatric disorders (including schizophrenia and PTSD) are reopened, but the service connection for low back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder is denied.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected issues, including right knee and left knee disorders, PTSD, hypertension, anemia, and hernia disorder. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective June 27, 2012. The decision is based on new and material evidence submitted in December 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for an updated VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective July 1, 2014. All other claims on appeal are dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals for these issues in statements made at his September 2018 Board hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression was denied. The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 30 percent rating prior to March 20, 2018 and a 50 percent rating thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the Veteran not having combat duty and insufficient evidence corroborating his in-service stressor. The motion to revise or reverse on CUE was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder has been granted service connection.,Multiple Sclerosis, right wrist disorders (including carpal tunnel syndrome), and other conditions are remanded for further examination.

The claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened, and the case of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (which includes PTSD) is remanded due to insufficient evidence to decide the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no current diagnosis of a mental disability or evidence linking it to service. The Board also found no evidence of noise exposure during service causing his current hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and PTSD) were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD have been denied. The current ratings of 10 percent for each condition are maintained.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, particularly PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination to clarify his current diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected condition.,Specifically, the Board found that there was no credible in-service stressor supporting the Veteran’s claim of PTSD. The Veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy, and his reported stressors were not corroborated by available records.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and examination regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including depression and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and she is now receiving a 30 percent rating for her skin condition.,Her adjustment disorder claim was denied, but the Veteran's claim to reopen her bilateral breast cancer service connection claim has been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is based on a lack of clear evidence linking any current psychiatric condition to active service and conflicting medical opinions.

The claims for service connection of right hand condition, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD and low back condition have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claim for service connection of low back condition is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the claimed stressors were not verified.,For Major Depressive Disorder, a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to December 1, 2014, was denied as the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is granted due to the submission of new and material evidence that relates an in-service stressor (military sexual trauma) to the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD.