PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches has been denied.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU rating due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hydronephrosis is denied as there is no evidence of renal dysfunction or worsening in the one-year period prior to his claim.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied because the evidence does not establish that the condition first manifested during service and is due to service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and General Anxiety Disorder, finding that these conditions are causally related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disability, including cocaine use disorder in remission. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, as well as any impact from PTSD and narcissistic personality disorder. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of his diagnosed conditions. The case is returned for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and panic disorder, has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was not productive of symptoms and impairment that most nearly approximated total social and occupational impairment, thus the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various disabilities and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for colon cancer.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100% rating. The right knee disorder and intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease and paraspinous myositis have both been remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for a psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea have been denied as there is no established service connection due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis has been characterized by symptoms including DLCO SB readings of 47 percent of predicted value, chronic hilar adenopathy, FEV-1/FVC levels of 57, and FEV-1 levels of 68. As of June 17, 2016, the Veteran began experiencing congestive heart failure, which supports a 100% disability rating for sarcoidosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, specifically PTSD. The Veteran contends that he experienced personal assaults and abuse during basic training in service which led to his current mental health issues.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder have been rated at 70 percent since February 16, 2012. The Board found that the evidence supported a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right lower radiculopathy, sciatic was denied. The Board found that no communication prior to June 14, 2018, reasonably could be interpreted as a request for this condition. Additionally, it is not factually ascertainable that the Veteran had right lower extremity radiculopathy during the period from June 14, 2017, to June 13, 2018, when he filed his claim for an increased rating of lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claim for restoration of a 70% rating for PTSD from January 1, 2019 is denied. The issue of a rating evaluation in excess of 10% for PTSD prior to January 1, 2019 is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than his already service-connected somatic symptom disorder and specifically denied service connection for PTSD. The Board found that the Veteran's claimed PTSD is part of his service-connected somatic symptom disorder.