PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between his PTSD, depression, and tinnitus and his in-service events. The VA will provide additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The remand includes obtaining outstanding private treatment records from Hospital Psiqui�trico Metropolitano in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and VA medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety are related to his service in Vietnam, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The rating reduction for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD from 100% to 70% was improper, and the 100% rating is restored.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, is being remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to his service-connected bronchial asthma.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD, hypertension, and genitourinary disability due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of PTSD, etiology of hypertension and genitourinary disabilities, and whether these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and need for clarification regarding certain issues. The Veteran's back, left arm, and left leg conditions are all being reviewed in relation to his service-connected pericarditis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), specifically addressing whether it is proximately due or aggravated by service-connected PTSD, TBI, and a right ankle disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety was reopened, and the issue of chronic pain syndrome was dismissed. The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his obesity and whether his obesity aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records. The current rating of 30 percent for PTSD may not adequately reflect his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating effective June 1, 2019. The matter of increased staged ratings for the Veteran's PTSD prior to that date remains pending.

The Board has determined that the October 2018 VA Form 9 was timely filed, thus reinstating the appeal of the underlying claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse in remission is rated at 70 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for not otherwise specified psychosis disorder and PTSD, as well as for TDIU. The VA needs to obtain additional medical records and contact SSA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities was denied due to lack of evidence showing a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in any of his four extremities. The new evidence received since the April 2007 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse, and major neurocognitive disorder was reopened but denied due to lack of evidence showing a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD and a verified in-service stressor. The new evidence received since the May 2008 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric condition, specifically PTSD.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was granted service connection as at least as likely as not incurred during active service.

The Board has granted service connection for folliculitis barbae and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.