PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right eye loss of vision and PTSD due to potential service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than depression, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD incurred in or related to active duty.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for various disorders, as well as a claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to alleged sexual misconduct during surgery. The claims for left hand, hip, foot, eye, ear, and neck disorders are also being remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, anxiety, depressive disorder, and a sleep disorder is granted. The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, compensable rating for chronic right inguinal ligament and chronic right hamstring strain, and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding whether the Veteran's recent symptoms are related to his service-connected PTSD or another condition. The VA needs to obtain additional medical records and provide a medical opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's tremors disability is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, but these claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness secondary to PTSD is denied. His claim for allergic rhinitis due to exposure in Southwest Asia is granted. The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD from December 18, 2014, and TDIU are both granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, the highest available under the General Formula for Mental Disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for PTSD, IVDS of the cervical spine, and Right Shoulder Strain due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues.

The Veteran's sinusitis is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to particulate matter during Southwest Asia service. The claims for pulmonary disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder), PTSD, gastrointestinal disorder (GERD), and headaches are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder have been rated at 70 percent since March 1, 2022. The rating is based on the severity of his psychiatric symptoms that cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from February 19, 2014, to January 1, 2017. The Board also remanded the cases for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating prior to and after this period.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of December 19, 2003 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder. The Board found that this claim was raised in a notice of disagreement filed on December 19, 2003.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has decided to remand this issue for further evaluation due to new evidence suggesting a worsened disability picture.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected. The right knee condition and left knee condition are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's request to reopen claims for PTSD and a spinal column disability is granted, but the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective February 27, 2015. The Board has granted a higher rating for PTSD and denied any request for an even higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for a compensable evaluation for PTSD, leading to the dismissal of this case.