PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service TBI and related symptoms. The cases are also remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. H., associating outside treatment records with the claims file, and scheduling a VA examination for sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU based on PTSD, as well as SMC at the housebound rate due to PTSD with other disabilities rated at 60% or more. The Veteran's employment history needs to be verified, and VA should consider whether PTSD alone prevents the Veteran from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and readjudicating the service connection, rating, and TDIU issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and whether his anxiety disorder and PTSD caused him to become obese. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be returned for an addendum opinion that assesses whether any pre-existing mental condition was aggravated by service or if a current diagnosis is related to active duty.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and shoulder and knee conditions, do not preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment prior to November 12, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining in-service mental health records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims file will be referred to a suitably qualified examiner for an opinion on the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's tension headaches have not been productive of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.,For the period prior to August 7, 2020, the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not productive of incapacitating episodes due to intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), ankylosis, forward flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, combined range of motion limited to 170 degrees or less, muscle spasm or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal gait or abnormal spinal contour, or the functional equivalent thereof.,From August 7, 2020, the Veteran's cervical spine disability has not been productive of forward flexion limited to 15 degrees or less, ankylosis, incapacitating episodes as defined by VA regulation, or the functional equivalent thereof.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD has been withdrawn by his representative. As a result, the Board dismisses this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions, particularly PTSD and claustrophobia. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are alleged to have begun during his military service in Desert Storm.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer with urinary incontinence have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to October 5, 2000 is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records from the Milwaukee VAMC.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

Service connection is granted for GERD, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, PTSD and major depressive disorder.,Service connection is denied for hyperlipidemia.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a higher rating for PTSD because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.

The Board denied the reduction of the disability rating for PTSD from 100% to 50%, effective June 1, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of her upper back disability was withdrawn by the appellant.,Service connection for PTSD resulting from military sexual assault during active duty was granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, a depressive disorder, and a substance-related disorder), and sleep apnea as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. Additional evidence is needed from VA treatment records and Social Security Administration.