PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with his non-compensable disabilities of the left foot and right ring finger, has rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for heart condition, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD) due to potential herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The RO must verify the Veteran's service on ships within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam and schedule a VA examination if necessary.

The claims for service connection and a higher rating for the veteran's conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, as well as his requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to insufficient evidence showing he is helpless enough to require assistance from another person.

Your claims for PTSD and head trauma have been granted, but you are now withdrawing your appeal. The Board dismisses the remaining issues as moot.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a formal VA examination for the acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and anxiety). The claim is also being remanded because new evidence was submitted that may warrant reopening the previously denied claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically GAD, PTSD, and depression. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The cases will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including adjustment disorder with depressed mood), a traumatic brain injury, and sleep apnea due to inadequate examinations in April 2016. The AOJ must schedule new VA examinations and obtain relevant medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence being added to the record since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety. The examiner should consider all in-service stressors reported by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and Parkinsonism with urinary problems, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 22, 2020. The Board has granted TDIU for this period but has remanded the issue of TDIU prior to May 22, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The examiner must address whether the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service or pre-existing personality disorders.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity vascular disabilities and heart disability are denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to lack of additional disability or fault on VA's part.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability and has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD had its onset during active service, and the Board granted service connection for PTSD based on a positive nexus opinion linking his current symptoms to his experiences in Afghanistan.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the nature and likely etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claim for service connection is being returned to the RO for further development.