PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for an adequate examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The examiner is to determine if these conditions are related to service or superimposed on a personality disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating from November 20, 2015. The appeal for a higher rating or TDIU remains pending and requires additional evidence to be obtained.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the earliest effective date that can be assigned is August 31, 2016. The Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II, do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD with psychotic features, depressive features and anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, finding that the condition was proximately caused by the Veteran's own willful misconduct.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD related to military sexual assault reasonably encompassed claims for TBI and Migraine Headaches. The effective date of September 24, 2007, is granted for the grant of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to a lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and an inadequate VA examination. The case will be reconsidered with a new VA mental disorders examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent for the period beginning July 1, 2018. The rating was granted as his symptoms more closely approximated those of a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as it is related to an in-service stressor involving handling dead bodies during his military service.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has already been granted. The rating assigned is a 100 percent evaluation effective February 12, 2020. As the claim has been resolved in your favor and no new issues remain, it is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current mental health symptoms and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for information about the qualifications of a March 2016 VA examiner. The appellant's representative requested this information in order to determine if the examiner was qualified to provide an opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension due to insufficient evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms, as well as inadequate development of the record. The Veteran is entitled to VA examinations to confirm her diagnoses and determine their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for a temporary total rating for PTSD based on hospitalization.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from December 31, 2015. From March 28, 2017, the Veteran's award of TDIU was predicated on PTSD alone and his additional service-connected disabilities were independently ratable at 60 percent or more.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD are related to in-service stressors, leading to service connection for these conditions. Service connection is also granted for urinary dysfunction.

The Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD have been granted service connection.,A remand is ordered for further examination to determine the etiology of his bilateral ankle disability, and an updated medical opinion regarding his lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection, including PTSD. The examiner is requested to clarify the nature of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder(s), diagnose any PTSD based on personal assault (MST) or other stressors, and determine if it is at least as likely as not related to in-service events.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to determine if his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for specially adapted housing benefits due to anatomical loss or use of a lower extremity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding these issues due to insufficient evidence.,Further examination and evaluation are needed to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.