PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has found that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are related to his service in Vietnam. However, due to a lack of contemporaneous medical evidence, the VA is required to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if the contended stressor occurred and whether the current diagnoses are related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating. The cervical spine and lumbar spine disability claims are remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the alleged stressors events that may have contributed to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim will be reconsidered after verifying these events.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, coronary artery disease, painful scars of the left foot and left shoulder, scar from removal of sebaceous cyst below right eye, bilateral hearing loss, and malaria are being remanded for additional development to determine their current severity.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD is dismissed as it constitutes a freestanding claim, not based on CUE in a prior decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new VA mental health examination to evaluate the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD. The TDIU claim is granted beginning June 20, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims for SMC based on aid and attendance and housebound status due to inadequate medical opinions from a general practitioner. The Veteran needs an examination by a mental health provider to assess his need for aid and attendance and permanent housebound status due to PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral total knee replacements and PTSD, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the criteria for a TDIU have been met.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating, effective June 27, 2019.,Since September 20, 2019, the Veteran's chronic lumbar strain disability has been rated at 20 percent, with an effective date of September 20, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain his private and Vet Center treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and restored his disability ratings for left knee instability and right knee instability. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities that preclude locomotion due to multiple orthopedic and neurological conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address the cause of the Veteran's death, including his psychiatric disabilities and service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a higher rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD caused her primary central sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression and PTSD, finding that the weight of the competent and probative evidence did not show a link between the Veteran's current symptoms and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of recent treatment records and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as the claim of entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 14, 2019, were denied. The decision did not address service connection issues.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining an addendum opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's anxiety and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as there was no verified stressor event during service and the Veteran's current symptoms did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.