PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's employment status and disability limitations during a specific period.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for issues related to effective dates and service connection, as the Veteran withdrew his appeals. The remaining claims of service connection have been remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least as likely as not that his current psychiatric conditions are related to his in-service stressor involving a fire aboard the USS Gary.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are at least as likely as not related to her military sexual trauma. The appeal is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral wrist, right ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities due to failure of the Veteran to appear for VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents them from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since February 8, 2012. The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective that date.

The Veteran's PTSD, posttraumatic headaches, chronic cervical strain, and chronic lumbar strain with early degenerative disc disease were granted service connection effective July 20, 2010. The TBI was granted as part of the PTSD award on November 16, 2010, and a separate rating of 10% for TBI was awarded effective May 16, 2017.,An earlier effective date claim for all conditions except TBI is denied due to finality.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and/or stimulant use disorder with cocaine in sustained remission.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed stressors during active duty, inadequate opinions from the VA examiner, and a need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD, as well as OSA. The issues are inextricably intertwined due to the potential impact on the OSA claim based on the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 20, 2017, for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional records from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for left shoulder, bilateral knee, lumbar spine, and PTSD disabilities due to incomplete records. The claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder, and other specified trauma-and-stressor-related-disorder is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development, including obtaining updated private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's PTSD and TBI residuals are being reviewed again due to new evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience starting from January 15, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Additional medical records are needed and a VA examination is required.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to in-service trauma. Service connection for PTSD pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1702 is denied as there was no diagnosed mental health disorder within two years of separation.

The Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome has been granted service connection.,A disability rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for PTSD has been granted.