PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension is related to in-service exposure to tactical herbicide agent(s). Service connection for this condition is granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to service-connected PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and the need for a new one.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD has been granted. The lung disorder and TDIU claims are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment consistent with his education, training, and work experience.,Effective October 19, 2018, the criteria for a TDIU are met.

The Board has remanded nine issues related to service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, depression, insomnia, carpal tunnel syndrome, and osteoarthritis. The Veteran's in-service stressors include exposure to the noise of cannon fire and guard duty.

Your claim for PTSD has been dismissed because it is part of a separate appeal pending at the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD did not result in occupational impairment with deficiencies in most areas, or total social and occupational impairment. The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support such a determination and that December 17, 2018, was the proper effective date.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disorders. The acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety) is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability has prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that a TDIU is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection for a right shoulder disability, thoracic spine disability, and cervical spine disability has been denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and anxiety reaction based on the evidence of record at that time. The decision was not overturned due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorder. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions are related to military sexual trauma experienced during service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as the March 2007 rating decision is final and no new evidence was received within one year following that decision.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, and entitlement to a TDIU are being remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues. The AOJ will reexamine these claims and determine whether additional review or development is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but was generally functioning satisfactorily. The Board found the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated a 30 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and will consider service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, on the merits.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since January 29, 2010. The appeal for a higher rating was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew from appeal the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for residuals of injury of right foot with fusion of second and third toes at the metatarsophalangeal joints. A TDIU is granted effective August 24, 2011, but no earlier. The effective date for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also set to August 24, 2011.