PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD based on military sexual trauma was granted, with the diagnosis and symptoms supported by VA mental health evaluations and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disorders, as well as a digestive disorder. The Veteran's claims are inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 15, 2016 for PTSD and service connection for coronary artery disease were withdrawn. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD was granted.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, PTSD due to MST, and bilateral pes planus.,The Veteran's left shoulder disorder, lower back disorder, right knee disorder, and migraine headaches are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD/ nervousness is granted, effective June 18, 2013. The earlier effective date for service connection remains at June 18, 2013.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was received after the August 2019 SOC and before transfer to the Board, necessitating a remand for readjudication. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, as there is a current diagnosis of PTSD and the stressors reported by the Veteran have been corroborated. The Board finds that one of the stressors linked to the Veteran's PTSD has been sufficiently verified.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of a verified in-service stressor. The appeal is remanded for further examination and determination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is related to his active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for atypical chest pain as the Veteran withdrew her appeal in October 2022. The issues of service connection for PTSD, bruxism (secondary to fibromyalgia), and TMJ (secondary to fibromyalgia) are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and TBI residuals, prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational background and work experience from July 23, 2014 through December 4, 2019.

The Board has denied service connection for COPD and PTSD, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas for the entire appeals period, warranting a disability rating of 70 percent prior to April 9, 2021.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and PTSD, along with his nonservice-connected kidney failure, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from June 30, 2015, but no earlier.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating effective March 30, 2021. This represents a full award of the benefit sought on appeal from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since April 2018. The Board has now granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, indicating total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 23, 2013, finding that he was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease and PTSD, as well as presumed in-service Agent Orange exposure, is being remanded due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the relationship between his sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.