PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for consideration of new evidence submitted since the June 2017 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The claim for reopening Major Depression was granted, but the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to address his service-connected PTSD, dysuria, and abdominal scars.

The Veteran's PTSD with UDD disability remains at a 70 percent rating, but the Board has found that his symptoms have worsened and requires further examination to assess current severity. The issue of individual unemployability is also remanded due to inextricably intertwined nature with the IR claim.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, somatic symptom disorder, adjustment disorder) due to the need for additional development. This includes obtaining missing treatment records from Langley AFB, verifying stressor events, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to new VA treatment records not being considered, and the issue of PTSD service connection remains on appeal.

The claim for service connection for PTSD with Major Depression and Anxiety Disorder was reopened, but the Board has remanded the issue due to insufficient evidence. The cause of death claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. Additional examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms and their impact on his occupational functioning.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches. The Veteran's service-connected TBI and PTSD are considered, but further medical opinion is needed to clarify whether the migraines are manifestations of his TBI or secondary to his PTSD.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD is remanded, as are his ratings for TBI and TDIU. The VA examinations related to these issues need to be redone.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU effective June 10, 2014. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU based on service-connected disabilities alone.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, his scars on the lumbar spine are not compensable, and he has a separate rating of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The Veteran’s degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remains at 20 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to October 13, 2010, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since June 17, 2019. The rating is granted for the period from February 15, 2013 to June 16, 2019.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for depressive disorder. The claims for right knee, left knee, and left ankle conditions are remanded due to lack of VA treatment records. The psychiatric disability claim is also remanded for additional medical opinion regarding the onset and relationship to service.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Board finds that no new and material evidence was received within one year of the March 2007 rating decision, which became final. As such, the claim is not reopened.

Service connection for PTSD, left hand laceration scar, and right leg cancer has been granted. Service connection for TBI, right eye laceration scar, and left shoulder disability (impingement syndrome) is remanded.,Service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and right shoulder disability (tendinopathy changes of the supraspinatus) is denied.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD is reopened. The Veteran's testimony about stressors he experienced while in service has been considered as new and material evidence. A remand is ordered to determine the nature and likely etiology of his claimed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's MDD with PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment.