PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective May 23, 2017.,An initial 100 percent rating for PTSD is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disability and whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism.

Your service connection for PTSD has been granted, but with a lower rating than you were seeking. The effective date of this grant is September 24, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for a left ankle disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that her symptoms are part of her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for stomach issues, PTSD, and a back disability is being remanded due to lack of current diagnoses. The claims will be further evaluated with additional medical examinations and records.

Your service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, has been granted. The rating assigned is 100 percent effective from November 2016.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and TBI are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination, as his condition has worsened since the last examination in March 2018. The issues of increased ratings for PTSD and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA examination regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded because it is intertwined with his pending increased rating claim for PTSD. A decision on the TDIU claim cannot be made until a final rating decision has been issued for his PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD, with obesity as an intermediate step. The decision finds that the Veteran's PTSD caused him to become obese, which in turn caused his OSA.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for COPD, asthma, and PAD due to herbicide agent exposure. The issue of hypertension is referred to the AOJ as it was not within the jurisdiction of the Board.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and MDD, finding that his current conditions are at least in approximate balance with evidence indicating they may have arisen during or as a result of his active service.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and left hip disability. Service connection is now granted for these conditions.

The Veteran is seeking additional retroactive VA disability compensation benefits under the CRSC program for the period from December 2011 to April 2015, and he also wants to know if it was proper to withhold his VA disability compensation benefits due to a retired pay adjustment. The Board has ordered further action to review these issues.

The claims for service connection of left shoulder, left wrist, and right wrist disabilities have been reopened. The claim for PTSD has not been reopened. Service connection was denied for spondylolisthesis and prostate cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other conditions. The decision is based on the VA examiner's opinion linking these disorders to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 16, 2020.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, must be remanded due to incomplete medical records and need for a VA examination.