PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, mood disorder, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder. Service connection was also denied for peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder NOS and PTSD. The VA must obtain updated treatment records, verify in-service stressors, and provide new examinations to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders (ALS and PSP), and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous decisions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to incomplete documentation of scheduled VA examinations and potential failure to notify the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD with related alcohol abuse from November 2, 2010 has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, including the issues of service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction (secondary to lumbar spine disability), increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease, and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) throughout the period on appeal, but his unemployability is due to his service-connected conditions and other factors. The case is remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and its relationship to service, as well as secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA opinion on the Veteran's epilepsy rating and to determine if TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Schizophrenia due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The case is sent back for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD was denied because the evidence showed that he could still perform substantially gainful employment as a substitute teacher.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that it is due to military sexual trauma experienced during his active duty.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a thoracic spine disability was granted. A rating of 100 percent for PTSD, and ratings in excess of 10 percent for left knee and right knee disorders were denied. The Veteran's hiatal hernia and GERD received a 50 percent rating. TDIU benefits were granted from November 1, 2009 until January 31, 2010 and from September 1, 2011 until May 12, 2013. The Veteran's thoracic spine disability was remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disabilities, and completing and returning a VA Form 21-8940 regarding his unemployability.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for PTSD was denied, and a TDIU prior to October 10, 2018, was granted.

The Veteran's death certificate indicates that his surviving spouse at the time of his death was P.W., not the appellant. The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits as she and the Veteran were legally divorced at the time of his death.

The Veteran's PTSD with mood disorder and alcohol abuse is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that his condition may have worsened since the last VA examination. The claim for a TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's right wrist tendonitis and PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse disorder are being remanded for further development. The TDIU issue is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the right wrist disability.

The Veteran's PTSD has not manifested as total occupational and social impairment, thus a rating in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 27, 2015 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities are remanded due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination.