PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 50% effective from the date of the decision.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded multiple claims due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, including those related to service connection and disability ratings.

The appeal for service connection of allergies, right and left ankle disabilities, PTSD, asthma, hypertensive heart disease, and coronary artery disease (CAD) has been dismissed. The effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD remains September 1, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal for diabetes mellitus is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The claims for PTSD, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome of the bilateral lower extremities are reopened. The Board will remand these issues to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection.,The claim for erectile dysfunction is also remanded due to its inextricability with the psychiatric disorder issue.,The Veteran's appeal for diabetes mellitus is dismissed, and his claims for PTSD, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome of the bilateral lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are reopened. The Board will remand these issues to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including consideration of new evidence received prior to certification of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted, with the Board finding that his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during active duty on a submarine led to his PTSD.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is found to be the result of in-service stressor events, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, has been denied. The evidence does not show the Veteran meets the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the issue of whether his current psychiatric disability is related to his active duty service is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, as there was no evidence of a confirmed in-service stressor or any chronic disease related to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right eye disability, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU. For the initial compensable rating for the right eye disability, the case is remanded as new evidence suggests the condition may be more severe than previously evaluated.

The Board has remanded the case due to VA's failure to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records that may support the Veteran's claim for PTSD secondary to personal assault.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for his thoracolumbar strain with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate examination reports and missing VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional examinations and records, as well as clarification of his claim for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to lack of in-service stressors for PTSD and insufficient evidence linking current disabilities to service.

The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates and ratings for PTSD, renal failure, and SMC based on housebound criteria. The issues of initial higher rating for liver transplant residuals and SMC based on aid and attendance are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and left ankle disability due to incomplete records. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain all relevant service treatment and personnel records from the Veteran's active duty service and Army National Guard/Army Reserve.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clinical findings regarding whether the appellant's conditions are neurobehavioral effects and if they resulted from her residence at Camp Lejeune. The appellant is seeking reimbursement for non-VA medical care related to female infertility and neurobehavioral effects.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits claims are granted from July 16, 2010 to October 11, 2016. The SMC based on aid and attendance claim is remanded for additional development.