PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to military sexual trauma during her active duty in 1988.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and ischemic heart disease were denied. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, allergies (bee sting, iodine, shellfish), right knee disability, left knee disability, right rotator cuff repair residuals, left rotator cuff repair residuals, respiratory disorder, left hand cold injury residuals, hernia residuals claimed as a stomach condition, skin condition, headaches, and right arm nerve damage are all denied. The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to new and material evidence received within one year of a prior denial, and because there are discrepancies in the medical records regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions. The claim is being reviewed again with additional medical evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and chronic depression do not render her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, as she was still employed until November 2016 when she closed her business. The Board denied the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence of unemployability.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver, and PTSD due to missing VA records and a need to obtain private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and personal assault. The Veteran's claim for service connection remains pending.

The appeal for prostate cancer is dismissed. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his TDIU claim due to new evidence received since the last statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than panic disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The case is being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination. The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was withdrawn, while the remaining claims are being reviewed again due to lack of recent VA treatment records and need for additional examinations.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, an eye disability (benign vitreous floaters), sleep apnea, and a heart disorder. The claim for PTSD was also dismissed.

The Board has denied service connection for left ankle and left knee disabilities, as well as cervical spine disability. The claims of urinary incontinence and psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depressive disorder) are secondary to a lumbar spine disability.,Service connection is also denied for the Veteran's lumbar disc herniation at L4-L5 S/P laminectomy; spondylosis and right sided radiculopathy, as well as his cervical spine disability. The Board has remanded these claims for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of PTSD and Papulosquamous disorder, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD has been granted a 100% rating effective April 18, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible independent evidence corroborating the claimed in-service stressor events.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea, both presumed to be due to Gulf War Syndrome. Service connection was also denied for polyarthralgia (joint pain).

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran has had PTSD at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.,The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran has depression began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for substance abuse was denied as there is no medical professional providing an opinion relating substance abuse to a service-connected disability.