PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD, has been reopened. The Board finds that new evidence received since the final June 2016 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim. However, further development is needed as the location of his deployment in Afghanistan is unclear, and VA examinations are required to determine the nature and etiology of his left ankle disability, sleep apnea, and service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to April 17, 2020 and denied for a higher rating. The Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Appellant's military service does not entitle him to VA benefits due to a bar on character of discharge. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining opinions regarding the Appellant's mental health conditions and whether he was insane at the time of misconduct.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, IBS, and other conditions, prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from June 19, 2014, to April 20, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, and related conditions. The claims are also remanded to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD has been granted, as the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD and links it to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and hypertension are all granted. However, the claim for hypertension is remanded to determine if it is related to military service.

The Veteran's PTSD, asthma, and allergic rhinitis have been remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU prior to October 26, 2018 due to incomplete records from the VA Southwest Vet Center.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since June 2014. The Board has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran regarding his in-service stressor. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to verify the reported stressor and provide additional development as directed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD. Additional development is needed, including searching morning reports from January and February 1968.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since May 26, 2009. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and remanded the issue of TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and substance abuse disorder have been denied.,VA found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder resulted in social and occupational impairment with at least occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks from June 1, 2016, to December 20, 2019.,The Veteran's right knee injury and Osgood-Schlatter disease and status post meniscus tear resulted in painful limited motion of the right knee from June 1, 2016, to November 14, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and his back disorder is found to be related to his active service. Service connection has also been granted for left lower extremity sciatica secondary to the back disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for combat neurosis due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA medical opinion addressing the Veteran's theory of causation or aggravation, and for obtaining such an opinion.