PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from May 8, 2012 to May 12, 2016.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD and remanded the issues of service connection for eczema and TDIU. The case is now pending again due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical opinions and need for additional evidence. The issues of service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea (as secondary to a psychiatric disability), and prostate cancer are all being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, hepatitis C, and bronchitis have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and addressing inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements regarding suicidal ideation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unclear information about his periods of service, particularly regarding deployments. The claims will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as incurred in service. The right and left knee disabilities are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 13, 2012 for service connection of PTSD. The Veteran's claim was denied in June 2006 and reopened twice before October 7, 2013 when the RO granted service connection with this effective date.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to May 28, 2020 was rated at 50 percent and denied a higher rating.,From May 28, 2020 onwards, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent and also denied a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining personnel records and a VA examination regarding PTSD as due to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for depression, finding that his symptoms were part of his already service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is now remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that there is no medical evidence showing a nexus between these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling from October 3, 2019. The evidence does not support a higher rating for the period prior to this date.

The Board granted a TDIU effective December 20, 2002, and increased the rating for PTSD to 50% from March 2, 2001. The decision also denied a higher rating for the gunshot wound residuals.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of such disorders.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to a service-connected disability due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran. Additional medical comment is needed concerning whether some medications prescribed for his service-connected disabilities aggravate his sleep apnea.