PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), and obstructive sleep apnea due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale provided by the VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected TBI with chronic headaches or PTSD with depressive, anxious, and psychotic features. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new medical opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran wishes to withdraw his appeal for bilateral hearing loss. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and memory loss due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin condition, but remanded the issue of rating PTSD due to lack of information and need for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, as he was employed full-time in a protected work environment.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and earnings. The AOJ is instructed to gather this information to determine if the Veteran qualifies for a TDIU based on marginal employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records for the period since August 11, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and cerebrovascular accident are being reviewed.

The Board has granted the appeal and found that the Appellant's upgraded discharge to General (Under Honorable Conditions) removes any bar to VA benefits, including compensation for service-connected conditions. The Veteran is invited to submit a Supplemental Claim for other disabilities he believes should be service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypereosinophilic syndrome requiring oxygen and myopericarditis, a MUCMI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD) have been granted.,New evidence has been submitted that supports the reopening of these previously denied claims.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that his sleep apnea is aggravated by his PTSD.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and no further action is needed as the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability has prevented them from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and OSA have been granted, with the claim for PTSD reopening due to new evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD related to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations of various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying his periods of service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is still denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is remanded due to new and material evidence having been received. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by symptoms that more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, school, family relationships, judgment, or mood. The criteria for entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to MST are not met.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD from in-service military sexual trauma (MST) and fear of hostile activity, is granted. The lower back disability claim is remanded for further development.

The Board vacated the decision granting SMC based on a single disability rated at 100% due to multiple disabilities, and remanded for further action regarding TDIU and SMC.