PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding service connection and increased disability rating for hypertension, sleep apnea, PTSD, anxiety disorder, sinus headaches, and migraine headaches. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions and their relationship to his military service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder (claimed as PTSD), but there are concerns about the reliability of his reported stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not require hospital treatment in a VA or approved hospital for more than 21 days, so the temporary total evaluation requested is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining completed VA Form 21-4192 from the Veteran's present employer and updating his VA Form 21-8940. The issues of TDIU and increased ratings for acquired psychiatric disabilities are intertwined.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues except eye problems, tinnitus, and stomach problems (undiagnosed or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom Gulf War illness) has been dismissed. The claim of service connection for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD) is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD and MDD was reopened, granted, and a compensable rating for right foot callous and a higher rating for residuals of fracture of the right fourth toe were denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST) is being remanded as the VA examiner did not consider all relevant evidence and provide a complete rationale.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and incomplete VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is pending, as well as a determination on whether any other acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective October 18, 2022. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating as there was no total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for a medical opinion regarding his mental health at the time of misconduct.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to his death. No service connection was established or denied.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding PTSD and sleep apnea, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, as they were considered mild or transient and did not cause significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's alleged event and contact appropriate entities for verification.

The Veteran's TDIU due to PTSD alone is granted from June 1, 2015. SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(2) is granted from June 1, 2015.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment. The Board granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of August 30, 2017 for the increased rating of migraine headaches associated with TBI. The Veteran's appeal on other issues is remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his cause of death from a brain tumor. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete records of his reserve service.