PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to uncertainty about his current employment status and work history.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure, is remanded. The AOJ must obtain relevant treatment records, determine the Veteran's presumed exposure status under the Blue Water Navy Act, schedule VA examinations, and address the claims based on the evidence.

The claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, including PTSD and headaches was reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, the claim remains denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is denied due to inability to corroborate the claimed stressor. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is granted as it is etiologically related to his active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service event and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

Your claim for a higher rating for PTSD has been previously adjudicated and no issues remain pending.

The Veteran's appeal is for accrued benefits purposes only and the appellant has not challenged her substitution. The Board must obtain the Veteran's treatment records from the Vet Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan to determine if they could affect the outcome of his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD prior to December 10, 2015 is being remanded due to the failure of VA to obtain all relevant treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and GERD, as these issues are inextricably intertwined. The RO is instructed to obtain updated medical records, confirm the Veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA, and request addendum opinions from a psychologist or psychiatrist regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, and from a clinician regarding his GERD.

The Veteran's appeal of a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The service connection for PTSD was already granted and no longer on appeal.

The Veteran's application for revision of a November 1995 rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD, effective August 17, 1994, is dismissed because the appeal was previously dismissed by the Board in a September 2020 decision.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and clarification regarding the status of a requested July 2022 VA PTSD examination.

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are being remanded for further evaluation, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his conditions. Additionally, the issue of total disability due to individual unemployability is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to consider whether there is evidence to warrant a TDIU prior to September 26, 2013 on an extraschedular basis. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a depressive disorder, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during or related to his active service. The decision also noted that the Veteran had Huntington's disease which caused depression.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for CIDP, GERD, PTSD, a dental disability, and a skin disability are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for service connection for GERD is reopened, but the claims for CIDP, PTSD, a dental disability, and a skin disability remain denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's homelessness and lack of contact, requiring another VA examination and nexus opinion for service connection of PTSD.