PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and his private treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, characterized by PTSD, GAD, and depression. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service combat experience and his current symptoms.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for PTSD was granted, with a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and chronic lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressors contributed to his current diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, have precluded his employability since June 18, 1983. The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 18, 1983 on an extraschedular basis and dismissed the claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for West Nile virus and its residuals is denied, as the condition is inactive with no residual symptoms. The TDIU claim is also denied due to insufficient evidence of unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, and schizophrenia, is related to an assault in service and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Perry Point VAMC and Balboa Naval Hospital. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST) is pending.

The Veteran's TBI with MDD caused occupational and social impairment, but not total impairment. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the period from June 25, 2015 through November 13, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Lyme disease, left knee disability, right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder) have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, alcohol dependency, adjustment disorder with mixed disturbances of emotions and conduct, and PTSD, is granted as service connected. The heart disease claim is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not been shown to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and PTSD due to incomplete information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) records, as well as the need for authorization of non-VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, due to incomplete compliance with its March 2021 remand directives and inadequate VA examination opinions. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressors and obtain a VA examiner's opinion on the nature and etiology of his diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD was increased to 50 percent, but the appeal is still pending as it seeks a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and the relationship between his psychiatric conditions and service. The VA will attempt to verify the stressors and obtain a medical opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's back disability is granted as service connection due to an in-service motor vehicle accident (MVA).,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connection due to military sexual trauma during active duty.