PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder based on military sexual trauma (MST) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, right hip disability, and bilateral ankle disabilities due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable Diagnostic Code.,The Veteran's reversible obstructive airway disease warrants a remand for further examination and evaluation to determine if an increased rating is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date before August 16, 2017, for service connection of PTSD and for a right foot disability. The Veteran also withdrew his claims for sleep apnea and left foot condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 21, 2011.

The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for high cholesterol. Service connection for tuberculosis, PTSD, left ear hearing loss, heart disability, hypertension, and back disability is denied. These issues are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issue of a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including the issuance of a supplemental statement of the case regarding his service-connected PTSD with TBI and left foot pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for a compulsive eating disorder as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of an eating disorder separate from the Veteran's service-connected conditions.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was also denied as secondary to the claimed eating disorder or service-connected PTSD. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current eating disorder and concluded that diabetes mellitus did not manifest within one year of discharge.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and a 10 percent rating for left shoulder scars as of February 16, 2018. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on ischemic heart disease and service connection for bilateral hearing loss have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and TDIU prior to July 5, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his claims for higher ratings for migraines and pes planus. His claim for service connection for tinnitus, right AC separation, PTSD, and gastrointestinal disorder is granted with a 70% rating.

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

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating for PTSD and for TDIU prior to January 23, 2017 due to incomplete development. The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess his current psychiatric condition.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including obtaining VA and private outpatient treatment records, as well as conducting new VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims include those related to depressive disorder, bilateral foot fungus, right knee disorder, PTSD, memory loss, sleep disorder (secondary to TBI), and right hernia.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected bronchial asthma and PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective May 30, 2017. The decision grants the initial 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD and lumbar spine disability) caused or aggravated his obesity, which then led to his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a mental health disorder, including PTSD, and for a compensable rating for asbestos related pleural plaques due to insufficient evidence regarding his Honor Guard service. The Veteran needs an examination to determine if he had PTSD or any other diagnosed mental health disorder during service.