PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's prostate disability and erectile dysfunction are currently rated at 20 percent and the PTSD is rated at 70 percent. The Board has ordered additional examinations to assess current severity of these conditions, as well as obtaining updated VA treatment records for all issues.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and right knee residuals are remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and records. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it may be impacted by the other issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for PTSD, with a rating of 100 percent effective July 3, 2018. The issues of service connection for encephalopathy (secondary to PTSD), hypertension (secondary to PTSD), earlier effective date for TDIU, and SMCs are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher disability evaluation for PTSD prior to July 16, 2015, and an earlier effective date for TDIU prior to July 16, 2015, are dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for sleep disturbance, including sleep apnea is dismissed. The rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder is denied and the case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, is related to service and the claim for service connection has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding no credible evidence to support the Veteran's claimed stressor during military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is eligible for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The hypertension issue remains pending and requires further examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD due to MST, delusional disorder due to MST, and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, has been reopened. The Board finds that new and material evidence supports the reopening of his claim and grants service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for acquired mental health disability, including PTSD and depression. The Veteran's statements regarding in-service stressors have been accepted as credible evidence, and there is a competent medical opinion linking his anxiety disorder to military sexual trauma experienced during service.

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.