PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but denied the claim for Allergic Rhinitis due to lack of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development regarding the etiology of the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD due to a military sexual trauma during her active duty is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and an updated examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective February 1, 2020. The Board found that the evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment sufficient to warrant a rating of 100 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to concerns about the qualifications of the examiners who have performed mental health examinations on him.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of January 25, 2013. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for TBI and a left wrist disability. The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence being added to the record, and the issues of PTSD evaluation and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided, particularly regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and claustrophobia, is granted. The claustrophobia rating remains at 30%.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease and internal disc disruption status post fusion L4-5 and L5-S1, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Adjustment Disorder, is denied.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability from December 5, 2019, is granted. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity claims are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus on a presumptive basis due to noise exposure in service. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, as well as his dry eyes and skin disability (claimed as eczema) are remanded for further development. Hearing loss is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and verifying claimed stressors. The Veteran is also to be provided with a new examination for his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and residuals of a concussion due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis during the period from December 5, 2016, to April 30, 2017, is being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration. The Board will not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this claim until it is so referred and considered.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding her employment history and current impairment due to service-connected disabilities.