PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and other specified trauma and other stressor related disorder. Service connection is also remanded for major depressive disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship with service. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for various conditions, including uterine fibroid, ovarian cysts, onychomycosis (infected toe nails), actinic keratosis of the left wrist and nose, peripheral vestibular disorder, and PTSD. The claims are remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination report and a need for more detailed rationale regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but denied service connection for PTSD and Panic Disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, social phobia, stimulant use disorder (methamphetamine, other stimulants), and dysthymia. The issues are being remanded due to incomplete VA examination opinions and the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including VA treatment records and a recent examination. The issues of PTSD rating, TDIU, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance are now pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remands and insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service sexual assault claim.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD and hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for new examinations to assess current severity.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is denied. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is remanded due to lack of evidence to verify in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disorders and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete development, including a lack of VA medical records and service treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and provide clarifying opinions from VA examiners regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder was denied, and his claims for service connection of headaches and TDIU were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD have been reopened. The initial disability rating for painful scar residual of shrapnel fragment wound, claimed as SFW, right leg is denied. The initial compensable rating for left popliteal fossa scar residual of shrapnel fragment wound, claimed as SFW, right leg is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, asthma, COPD, and right leg torn ACL are remanded due to the need for further examination and medical opinion.,The Veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for left shoulder injury and depression are also remanded as new evidence may be relevant.,VA is required to provide an examination or obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant and cannot make a decision on the merits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD related to in-service traumatic events, specifically the air show accident stressor. The RO must provide proper notice and attempt to verify the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for left knee strain with arthritis was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal. The claims for right knee disorder and PTSD are remanded.