PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal for the specified issues.

The Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 70 percent from May 17, 2018, to June 10, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his active service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a July 31, 2018 effective date for a 70 percent rating for service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's claim is also remanded for obtaining missing VA treatment records and addressing the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluations and determinations regarding his service-connected conditions, including PTSD, tinnitus, migraine headaches, left hip disabilities, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal seeking revision of a May 2007 rating decision based on CUE, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, but granted service connection for schizophrenia. The Veteran's schizophrenia was found to have clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and physical disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 9, 2017. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, insomnia, and PFB has been dismissed as the Appellant withdrew these claims.,Service connection for a right shoulder disorder is denied. The Veteran did not have a current right shoulder disorder that was etiologically related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea was dismissed. The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for referral to VA's Director of Compensation and Pension service for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 due to conflicting evidence suggesting that the Veteran may be precluded from employment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and a need for another VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA). The VA needs to obtain these records before proceeding with the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is being remanded due to newly received service department records that may support the grant of service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and non-VA treatment records and conducting a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity experienced during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's service-connected low back degenerative joint disease, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and posttraumatic stress disorder prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from July 19, 2004 to October 10, 2004. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but the appeal of all other issues is dismissed as moot due to the grant of tinnitus.,The claims for service connection for a gynecological disability and anemia were reopened based on new evidence. The heart disability, left knee disability, respiratory disability, PTSD, and anemia are still pending.