PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from January 12, 2012, and thereafter was denied. The Board also found that TDIU had been raised by the record but denied it for the period prior to September 20, 2018.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for accrued benefits for an earlier effective date due to withdrawal by the appellant. The case is remanded for further development and opinion regarding service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his right ear status-post excision cutaneous lesion and adjudicating his claim for an increased rating for PTSD with MDD. The matter of entitlement to additional SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is also inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) and a headache disability due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature, etiology, and preexistence of any diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 9, 2011, for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not receive proper notice of the August 2007 denial and thus the one-year appeal period did not toll. Therefore, as the August 2007 decision became final, an effective date prior to August 9, 2011, could not be granted. The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD was granted for the period September 1, 2011, until December 9, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD with sleep impairment prior to September 28, 2015 is rated at a 70 percent disability level.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a VA opinion to determine if his OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder and medications, as well as whether his obesity is a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his OSA.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the cases of an acquired psychiatric disorder, lung cancer, and the cause of death. The issues related to these claims are now pending again with the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent prior to December 19, 2021.,A rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied from December 19, 2021 onwards.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The Veteran was denied TDIU prior to January 4, 2018.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the appeals for bipolar disorder and gastroenteritis due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 50% rating, effective from December 8, 2014. Service connection for fibromyalgia and muscle and joint pain (undiagnosed illness) is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea was related to military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus did not manifest in service or within one year of separation from service and is not otherwise related to service. The Board has also remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD and bilateral foot pain have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal in the legacy system.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the original decision, and a new medical opinion is needed regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for cervical strain based on the receipt of new and material evidence is granted. The issues of service connection for PTSD, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, hemorrhoids, right hallux valgus, left hallux valgus, lumbar disc disease and strain, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, right knee tendonitis, and generalized anxiety disorder are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to PTSD, a back disability, and/or right lower extremity radiculopathy. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for prostate cancer, PTSD, ED, and peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.