PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied service connection claims for lumbar spine condition, PTSD, and anxiety disorder was granted. Service connection is established for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD with memory loss is currently rated at 30 percent for the period from December 27, 2004 to April 2, 2007. The Board has determined that a higher evaluation may be warranted and remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Board remanded the issue of service connection for malaise and fatigue, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and GERD for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is granted due to a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased PTSD rating and TDIU prior to January 29, 2010 due to outstanding VA treatment records from a VA clinical nurse specialist named W. H.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The issues of higher initial ratings for various left thigh and knee disabilities, as well as increased rating for the gunshot wound disability, are remanded for further development. The issue of TDIU is also remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for the evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder due to lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal. Service connection and evaluations were granted or denied for other conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent from February 25, 2008 through July 21, 2009.

The Board has determined that the reduction in rating for diabetes mellitus type II was improper and restored the original 40 percent rating. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and diabetic retinopathy are remanded due to outstanding records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible and verifiable in-service stressors, resulting in an unfavorable decision.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to consider his current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, including an anxiety disorder and/or PTSD, related to service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate notice provided in a previous decision, failure to consider a private medical opinion, and need for additional development including obtaining corroborated stressor information.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus (due to herbicide exposure), and acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The claim for gout was denied as new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that there was no evidence of unemployability prior to April 24, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since June 1, 2014. The Board has granted an earlier effective date for a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his in-service stressor events and thus concluding that his current diagnosis of PTSD did not begin in service or is based on a confirmed in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the severity of the Veteran's PTSD and his specific worsening mental health symptoms.