PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for PTSD was granted, and the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is also granted. The decision acknowledges new evidence related to in-service stressors that supports a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, PTSD, and a skin disability was granted. The effective date for the award of service connection for lung cancer is set at July 17, 2017, when the Veteran filed his claim. Service connection was also established for PTSD but denied for a skin disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The claims for upper extremity and knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors of witnessing enemy missiles shot down while on guard duty and performing diagnostic tests on wounded civilians and enemy soldiers as an x-ray technician.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the need to verify his in-service stressors and obtain a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to failure to obtain VA medical opinions and updated treatment records. The Veteran is also required to provide any outstanding pertinent records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and whether it is related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The decision is based on the appellant's subjective complaints of pain and weakness during military service, as well as his current diagnoses.

The Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to an in-service stressor, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to a lack of current diagnosis and no causal relationship between his claimed in-service stressors and his symptoms.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on three issues: left ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and degenerative arthritis of the spine. The Board dismissed these appeals as a result.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection of PTSD, Duodenal Ulcer, and Low Back Disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50% rating prior to October 26, 2021, and denied for higher ratings. The right knee strain issue remains on appeal with the need for additional examination. Service connection for left knee strain is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with verifying a reported in-service stressor. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression is now pending again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, a psychiatric disability including PTSD and depression, and ED have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,Specifically, the VA needs to verify in-service stressors related to the Veteran's psychiatric disability claim and obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the possibility of outstanding VA treatment records that may affect his PTSD rating.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increase in the rating for PTSD, left elbow fracture, and post-concussive headaches at a June 2022 video conference hearing.

The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War Era is confirmed, and presumptive service connection applies. The Board finds further development needed for all claims on appeal based on this service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence obtained by VA, and the Veteran's appeal must be readjudicated based on all of the evidence.