PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an eye disability (macular holes) and PTSD due to potential exposure during Gulf War service. The Veteran is presumed exposed under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for a left ankle disability is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD).

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacies in obtaining records from Dr. L.S. and addressing relevant private medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's military records and lack of verification for his claimed service. The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, but the evidence does not support a finding that he was injured during combat or while serving with friendly forces.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% from August 16, 2016 to July 8, 2018. DEA benefits are granted for this period. The TDIU issue is dismissed as moot due to the concurrent grant of a 100% rating for PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that her current psychiatric conditions are at least as likely as not attributable to in-service military sexual trauma.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for PTSD, lumbar spine degenerative changes, and right shoulder impingement syndrome. The VA will obtain any relevant Vet Center records and schedule the Veteran for a comprehensive examination to assess the severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI were granted service connection, with the PTSD receiving a 100% disability rating effective from July 8, 2019. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to July 8, 2019 was dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his previously denied claim for service connection. The VA will readjudicate these claims, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, PTSD, and depressive disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to in-service injuries or diseases.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to in-service exposure to tactical herbicide agent(s). Service connection for this condition is granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to service-connected PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and the need for a new one.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD has been granted. The lung disorder and TDIU claims are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment consistent with his education, training, and work experience.,Effective October 19, 2018, the criteria for a TDIU are met.

The Board has remanded nine issues related to service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, depression, insomnia, carpal tunnel syndrome, and osteoarthritis. The Veteran's in-service stressors include exposure to the noise of cannon fire and guard duty.

Your claim for PTSD has been dismissed because it is part of a separate appeal pending at the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD did not result in occupational impairment with deficiencies in most areas, or total social and occupational impairment. The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support such a determination and that December 17, 2018, was the proper effective date.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disorders. The acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety) is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability has prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that a TDIU is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD are remanded due to insufficient evidence.