PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering his current service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for dizziness and balance problems, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, and right hip disability are denied as they are found to be related to his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete development of records, including VA and private treatment records. The issues include PTSD, neuropsychiatric condition, back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, and lumbar spine condition due to procedural reasons. The effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, are related to her military service, specifically the claimed incidents of MST. However, there is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether these conditions are directly related to the MST events or if they are secondary to other stressors such as homelessness.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left elbow is granted. The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 23, 2016, for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with chronic sleep impairment is granted and set at July 15, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge from service is now considered general under honorable conditions, which does not constitute a bar to VA benefits. The appeal for Veteran status was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates are being remanded due to the issuance of an incomplete Statement of the Case (SOC). The issues include PTSD, PN of the bilateral lower extremities involving both the sciatic and femoral nerves, DM, urinary incontinence, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination considering her worsening symptoms.

The Board has remanded four issues related to osteoarthritis and post-traumatic stress arthritis of the Veteran's knees and ankles due to a lack of compliance with VA’s duty to assist in obtaining relevant private treatment records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis related to his claims of a gum condition and denies service connection for this claim. The Board also remanded two other issues: service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, and service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including obtaining records of in-service treatment for a left knee injury and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is also being remanded to determine if his symptoms are related to verified stressors during service.

The Veteran's diabetic nephropathy and diabetes mellitus type II have been rated based on their respective service-connected conditions, but the Veteran seeks higher ratings. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted for these conditions.,For PTSD, the Veteran seeks an increased disability rating, but the Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to support a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent effective June 26, 2013. ADHD remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and for TDIU due to insufficient reasoning in previous decisions, as well as the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the Board is remanding it due to new and material evidence provided by the Veteran.,The Veteran's olecranon bursitis remains rated at 10 percent. The Board is remanding his claim for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU beginning August 28, 2014. The appeal period is considered as the entire appeal period.