PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records related to a Second MVA and for obtaining additional treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is still pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (excluding PTSD) due to insufficient evidence. The AOJ is instructed to schedule a VA examination in McAllen, Texas, to determine the nature and likely cause of his psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from November 15, 2010, to December 22, 2015, is denied. The Board also found that the evidence does not support service connection for a headache disorder within this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (undifferentiated schizophrenia), headaches secondary to a psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, was caused by his service-connected disabilities (prostate and lung cancer), thus granting the claim for service connection.

Your claim of service connection for PTSD and MDD has been fully granted by a rating decision in October 2020, so your appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for PTSD has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder was granted with an effective date of August 21, 2014.,A higher rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and ADD as separate disabilities from her service-connected bipolar 1 disorder, most recent episode depressed, not otherwise specified, were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar 1 disorder was also denied.

The Board has ordered remand for additional development regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for ischemic heart disease and PTSD, as well as his TDIU and SMC claims. The VA will provide new examinations to address these issues.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), as well as service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and hypertension are also being remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD disability picture during the period prior to February 13, 2020 more nearly approximated a 30 percent evaluation.,The severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms beginning February 13, 2020 did not rise to the level required for a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and PTSD due to incomplete records and conflicting assertions regarding the onset of his mental health conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the severity, frequency and duration of the Veteran's symptoms have more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has decided that a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and whether it is at least as likely as not related to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and impaired fasting glucose was granted. Service connection is also granted for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to determine his employability prior to March 8, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and for TDIU due to outstanding records from the Social Security Administration.