PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for bilateral eye disability as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including type two diabetes mellitus, PTSD and coronary artery disease. The remand requires a new VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran experienced an in-service stressor and that his current PTSD is related to this event.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder due to new and material evidence. The Board found sufficient verification of a stressor involving witnessing his friend being shot in an outpost near base while hanging out.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma with alcohol, cocaine, and opiate use (PTSD). The claim was filed on April 16, 2018, which is considered the effective date.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, as the cause of death (acute myocardial infraction) is not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate rationales in the medical opinions provided by the clinician. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as due to his service-connected PTSD is being sent back for further review.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia, is being reviewed.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Depression, including providing notice regarding alternative sources of evidence for personal assault-related stressors and obtaining relevant treatment records. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence. The appeal for nonservice-connected burial expenses was also denied as it was filed beyond the two-year deadline.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs more information and is therefore being sent back for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders not already service connected due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and an addendum opinion from a VA clinician.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for updated medical records and a new examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim due to the possibility of additional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD service connection was granted effective March 11, 2019. A TDIU rating was granted effective January 8, 2019. The compensable rating for erectile dysfunction remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied, while his claims for anxiety, depression, and PTSD were granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of PTSD and asthma, as well as his TDIU and SMC (s) prior to March 29, 2016, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder/PTSD and TBI resulted in total occupational and social impairment since January 19, 2012. A 100 percent rating was granted for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity peripheral neuritis, 40 percent for mechanical low back pain, and 70 percent for PTSD from August 24, 2015 have been dismissed.,The Veteran was granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD from September 18, 2007 to August 23, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD as the result of military sexual trauma during basic training.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from September 7, 2007 to August 22, 2013 due to service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.