PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's condition was related to his military service. The decision also acknowledges a previous denial of PTSD and grants the claim based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors and for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with its January 2023 remand directives and the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and increased evaluations for chondromalacia of the left and right knees are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent. The ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus remain at 10 percent each, but the effective dates are set to December 5, 2016. Service connection for an abdominal disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder is rated at 70 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board denied his claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent. Additionally, the Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to new evidence associated with the claims file.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression, has been reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the diagnoses and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the August 2016 decision did not become final due to VA's failure to properly notify the Veteran of the January 2017 SOC. The claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded, and an increased rating for MDD is also remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than somatic symptoms disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety due to lack of verified stressors and insufficient evidence linking current diagnoses to military service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to June 7, 2018, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraine headaches, back disability, arthritis of unspecified joints to include left knee disability, residuals of injury to the left and right toes, IBS, and hypertension have been remanded due to incomplete service records and need further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since September 28, 2018. The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD from that date.,Service connection for hypertension has been granted based on the PACT Act presumption due to exposure during service.

The Veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded for further evaluation as the current ratings do not reflect their full severity.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for generalized anxiety disorder, hemorrhoids, residuals of a head injury, migraines, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, left hand disability, PTSD, sleep apnea, jaw disability, and chest pain. The remaining issues have been dismissed.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD features resulted in a 70 percent rating prior to July 26, 2018.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations and in order to address whether the Veteran is entitled to additional disability ratings for his TBI residuals, including symptoms of memory loss, mildly impaired visual spatial orientation, headaches, vertigo, insomnia, decreased focus and concentration. The rating for migraines associated with TBI was also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected unspecified trauma and stress related disorder, claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for further evidence.