PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD should be remanded for further development, including consideration of additional VA medical records and examinations. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability from the PTSD rating issue.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of PTSD and left knee disability, as well as service connection for a right knee disability, are remanded due to the need for additional development. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for TBI was granted. Service connection for TBI is denied.,The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypothyroidism are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for another VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD. The examiner is asked to determine if these conditions are related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for PTSD and Anxiety due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he has been working part-time since February 2022 and his limitations are manageable.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, MDD, and dysthymic disorder. The case is now pending for a new VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee conditions, PTSD, depression, chronic anger state, and alcohol abuse have been granted due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of service connection for PTSD, resulting in its dismissal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD symptoms have hindered his ability to continue public speaking, impacting his employability. The Board has ordered a remand for obtaining recent vocational rehabilitation records.

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

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder was granted, but only effective from January 16, 2020. The RO found that the condition warranted a 70% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to a lack of adequate medical nexus opinions. The Veteran's appeal is now pending again with the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, protein deficiency disability, and OSA. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for PTSD, and there was no current diagnosis of a protein deficiency or OSA.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating and earlier effective date are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD rating claim.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected COPD, which renders him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation. The decision is granted from May 29, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service hand injury, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.