PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective September 29, 2017. The issue of service connection for a right foot disability has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The case will be returned for further examination and medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have resulted in total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a non-initial rating in excess of 70 percent and entitlement to TDIU is granted. The case is remanded for further examination.

The Board dismissed appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome prior to January 18, 2018, and earlier effective dates for service connection for TBI and tension headaches. The Board also granted an effective date of January 18, 2018, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to her in-service military sexual trauma, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed all issues on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 28, 2016 for service connection of PTSD. The decision stated that the earliest possible effective date is April 28, 2016 as this is later than when entitlement to service connection arose.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient cause for advancement on the docket and a need for further development regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the nature of any psychiatric disabilities, their relationship to service, and the current severity of malaria residuals.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's sliding hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux warrants a 10 percent rating based on symptoms such as pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and substernal pain. A higher rating is denied.,Service connection for the low back disability was previously denied in a final May 2008 decision. The claim has been reopened due to new evidence received since then.,PTSD was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus service connection is denied.,Chronic fatigue syndrome was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of her service-connected knee disabilities and an earlier effective date for PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and dependency compensation for his spouse and children, both prior to March 10, 2009. The Board found that no claim was filed in 1974 for a psychiatric disability, nor did any evidence indicate such a claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD, are rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since February 9, 2015. The Board found that the current rating of 30 percent adequately reflects the severity and impairment caused by his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD was denied, and the effective date of service connection for PTSD was denied as not earlier than October 17, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active-duty service. The issues of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep apnea are being reviewed further.

The Veteran's PTSD was not incurred during his first period of honorable service, and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, PTSD, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension has not been granted earlier than July 5, 2017.