PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no causal relationship between his current PTSD and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, a compensable rating for his residual right ankle surgical scar, and an increased evaluation for anxiety disability are all denied. The Veteran is already service-connected for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma during her active duty is granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise and consistent with the Veteran's claims, including lay witness testimony.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Depression. The Veteran's right shoulder scar is rated at 10% under Diagnostic Code 7804. Further examination and development are needed to address the issues related to his left knee disability, effective date of service connection, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD as due to military sexual trauma, is being remanded for a VA examination and further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to incomplete service personnel records, SSA disability benefit records, and private medical records. The Veteran will be offered an additional hearing with a Decision Review Officer.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) and left ear hearing loss. The right ear hearing loss claim was not reopened.,There is no evidence of current psychiatric disorders or hearing loss in the Veteran's service records, and his diagnoses are not linked to military service.

The Veteran's nervous tics were found to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theatre, and service connection for this condition is granted. The other issues on appeal are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that he does not have a current psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of over 70 percent is not warranted.

The Veteran's flatfeet were aggravated by service and are considered secondary to his service-connected condition.,The Veteran's right hip disability is due to his service-connected flatfeet.

The Veteran's service-connected low back strain with DDD is granted a 20 percent disability rating, effective from the date of service connection. The initial disability rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for verification of in-service stressors. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed again with new evidence and possibly different diagnostic criteria.

The Veteran's initial 70% rating for PTSD is granted, and a 100% rating for PTSD from October 8, 2013 onward is also granted. A Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted, and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, as the Board found that his reported stressor of a bed fire in 1977 during active duty met the criteria for service connection.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a back disability was denied because there is no credible evidence showing that his participation in the CWT program proximately caused his additional disability.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as tension headaches, are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service stressors. The issues of service connection for headaches and left hand tingling and numbness are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent prior to February 18, 2019. A higher rating is denied since that date.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied, and his claim for service connection for essential tremors is granted. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded due to its interdependence with the service connection decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for ulcerative colitis and Cushing's syndrome, as well as his claim for service connection for PTSD, were all denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.