PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for antisocial personality disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee arthritis due to a finding that these conditions are not diseases or injuries subject to service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work experience prior to October 9, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus the TDIU on an extraschedular basis is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The right knee disability claims are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities have not been granted service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have more closely approximated the 100 percent criteria for total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period, resulting in a grant of a 100% evaluation.,Service connection for migraines and back disorder is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right eye blindness, bullet in right cheek, bullet lodged in brain, bullet in upper left back, and bullet in upper right back.,The Board denied the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD).

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection and rating increases are inextricably intertwined due to overlapping issues, and thus remanded for further development. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations to address his acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The appeal regarding PTSD resulted in a grant of a 70% rating but denial for an earlier effective date and higher rating.,Sleep apnea was remanded.

The Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for PTSD was received on December 16, 2016. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at December 16, 2016.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and PTSD, as well as his low back disorder. The claims are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete information and records. The Veteran is asked to provide clarification of his employment periods and obtain any outstanding treatment records, particularly those related to PTSD prior to March 8, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability/and or PTSD, finding that his symptoms are related to his combat experiences in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and alcohol dependence. The claim was reopened based on new and relevant evidence received since the last denial.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is dismissed because the Veteran failed to report for a necessary VA examination. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to his failure to provide good cause for missing the scheduled examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling error for an examination, and will consider whether any acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found the severity, frequency, and duration of his PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating. For IBS, he was already receiving the highest schedular rating available under DC 7319. RLE radiculopathy and LLE radiculopathy were rated at 20% each, with no evidence of more than moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded due to errors in the initial review process, including incorrect unit designation and failure to consider all relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and MST due to a lack of a VA examination, as well as insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of in-service personal assault. The Veteran is required to be provided with an examination by a clinician to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to military sexual trauma or other service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on a diagnosed condition linked to an in-service assault, with the Veteran's consistent account of the event corroborated by VA records.