PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete service records. The appellant is required to provide more information about his injuries during service and obtain missing VA treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and Major depressive disorder, but denied the claims on the merits.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination for the right ankle disability.

The Veteran is granted SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) for his acquired psychiatric disorder, SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o), and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1). The Veteran's request for higher level of care SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2) is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD was denied.,The Veteran was granted TDIU benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural issue regarding the effective date of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim is currently pending and requires further investigation into when his PTSD first arose.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with residuals of TBI and alcohol use disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain treatment records from Dr. Ann(e) and to schedule him for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, excluding the periods from May 16, 2013 to July 1, 2013, February 21, 2014 to September 1, 2014, and May 5, 2017 to November 3, 2017, was denied. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and a bilateral eye condition have been denied. The appeal for TDIU has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records. The Veteran's preexisting bipolar disorder is presumed not aggravated by service, but an addendum opinion is needed regarding whether PTSD is related to a personal assault during service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from May 19, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found that the left shoulder disorder claim is denied, while PTSD claims are granted with specific rating periods.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of head injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depressive disorder unspecified, polysubstance dependence in partial remission and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine due to lack of evidence supporting the presence or continuity of current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD based on exposure to enemy fire or viewing photographs.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including those for a back condition, low memory, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and residuals of groin strain. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to February 13, 2020. The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD based on CUE, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2015 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted as the evidence supports a finding that his current PTSD symptoms are related to an in-service stressor, which occurred during his active duty assignment at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam.