PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current PTSD symptoms and his military service.

The Veteran's discharge from service was due to a service-connected disability, and the Board has granted him Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits at the maximum rate of 100 percent.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, has been granted. The appeal is dismissed as the issue was fully resolved.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disability was denied, and his PTSD was granted an initial increased rating to 50 percent. The ratings for peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities were also granted.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD with dysthymia is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a separate diagnosis of PTSD.,Prior to August 26, 2013, the Veteran's TDIU claim was denied due to insufficient combined disability ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to June 3, 2011. The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for anxiety disorder was granted. Her claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than MDD, is denied. The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for headache disability and for a compensable rating for ulcerative colitis disability are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because the evidence does not establish that he was engaged in combat or exposed to a stressor event during his military service, and there is insufficient supporting evidence of the claimed stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has decided to remand both his claim for an increased rating and his TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence of current disability level.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD is being remanded due to the lack of VA Vet Center records.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that they prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal of the July 2015 rating decision regarding his PTSD is being remanded for further development. Additionally, the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his PTSD is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 15, 2013. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the issues of entitlement to a higher rating and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and pedophilia, finding that there was no evidence of a personal assault in service or any other basis to establish service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete compliance with previous requests for additional development and an opinion regarding the etiology of a psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable from February 11, 2013. The Board found that TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted from February 11, 2013, but no earlier. The issue of a higher initial disability evaluation for lumbar strain resulting in multi-level spondylosis/lumbar disc disease prior to November 25, 2019, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter is remanded.

The Veteran's lung adenocarcinoma is considered a residual of an in-service inhalation injury, meeting the criteria for a special home adaptation grant.