PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives, and a new VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for IBS and for a higher rating for PTSD due to incomplete medical opinions and outstanding records.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a left knee disability, psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), and sleep disability due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn and dismissed.,Service connection for right knee degeneration is denied.,Service connection for low back condition is denied.,The case of service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff disorder is remanded.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the remand directives and has therefore remanded the case for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and depression) has been reopened, and the claim is now granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinus bradycardia was denied as no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder. The Veteran was provided a VA examination in January 2023 but it was found inadequate. A new medical examination and opinion are required to address the diagnoses of record and any potential secondary service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate examination and unclear etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric conditions. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, anxiety) and alcohol abuse disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine strain has been withdrawn. Service connection for OSA is granted, and the Veteran receives a 70 percent rating for PTSD. TDIU is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and requests for additional evidence, including SSA records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective January 20, 2014. A higher rating of more than 70 percent is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural defect in filing a VA Form 10182 instead of a VA Form 21-0958. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is now on the merits.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The rating reflects significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation as of May 1, 2018. Effective May 1, 2018, the Veteran is granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, due to inconsistencies between his reported in-service stressors and the contemporaneous evidence of his service.

The Veteran's initial rating for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress was granted at a 70 percent level prior to January 14, 2021. As of that date, the rating is denied as it does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's reduction in PTSD rating from 100% to 10% was proper, as his representations were fraudulent. The TDIU and pension termination appeals were also denied due to fraud.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 50 percent prior to July 28, 2015. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms more closely approximated a 30 or 50 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to unclear differentiation of symptoms between PTSD and TBI, as well as additional treatment records needed.