PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed before a decision can be made on the merits of these claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and anxiety as secondary to tinnitus. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, prostate cancer and DMII are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD, GAD and MDD were restored to a 70% rating effective September 1, 2016.,Service connection for Peyronie’s disease with residual ejaculatory dysfunction was denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis and its relationship to his military service. The erectile dysfunction claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the psychiatric disorder claim.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ankle and right shoulder disabilities have been dismissed. The claims of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for chest pains, service connection for acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, color blindness, flat feet, and neck disability are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to failure to accommodate the Veteran's circumstances and lack of substantive response from the AOJ.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining clarification of his private hearing test results and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet and toe disability due to a lack of current disabilities. The claims for PTSD, right shin disability, left shin disability, low back disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability are remanded as there is evidence suggesting in-service injury or symptoms.,The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid, to include hypothyroidism and scars status-post thyroidectomy due to a lack of current disabilities. The claim for this condition is also remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial rating of 70 percent.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as a result of herbicide exposure is remanded due to lack of evidence of contact with Agent Orange in the Dominican Republic.,Secondary service connection claims for various conditions are remanded due to the need to establish herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding medical records and the need for VA examinations. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for a left total knee replacement are being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, a collarbone condition, GERD, PTSD, and migraine headaches. The decision also remanded several other issues.

The Board has ordered a remand for the issues of service connection for thyroid cancer and PTSD due to the Court's finding that the Board did not adequately address all in-service symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70 percent effective June 13, 2016.,Effective June 13, 2016, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that an effective date earlier than January 30, 2014 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied. The case is REMANDED to obtain updated medical records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating from January 11, 2014 to May 13, 2018. A TDIU was also granted for the period following his last date of employment in November 2016 until May 13, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain VA treatment records from October 24, 2016. The Veteran is requested to provide any additional relevant records and for further consideration.