PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding a positive nexus to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional VA treatment records, schedule examinations for PTSD, migraine and mixed muscle contraction type headaches, DDD of the lumbosacral spine, and radiculopathy, and to provide an examination regarding the nature and etiology of any cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to May 25, 2017 was rated at 70 percent. Beginning May 25, 2017, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, but more evidence is needed for a final decision.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD effective December 26, 2014. The decision also addressed the period prior to this date and found that the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU at that time.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and set the effective date at February 8, 2013, which is when VA received the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim.

The Board has granted a TDIU from October 29, 2007 and remanded the SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and his earlier effective date claim was also denied. The Board found the evidence insufficient to warrant a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured spine at the T-12 vertebra are rated as 40 percent disabling, which is the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Diseases or Injuries of the Spine. The appeal for an increased rating has been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of PTSD and a need for further examination. The Veteran's service in Germany is noted, but no specific exposure basis was provided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, adjustment disorder, and PTSD, is reopened. The appeal is granted to this limited extent.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 70 to 50 percent, and he is requesting restoration of the 70 percent rating. The Board has also remanded his claim for TDIU due to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is currently service-connected but the Board finds conflicting evidence and requires an updated VA medical opinion to determine if it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, CAD, or tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for PTSD is being remanded due to new evidence added after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including to verify in-service stressors and determine the nature and etiology of hearing loss, PTSD, anxiety, depressive disorder, and TMJ.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded for new examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and now requires a new examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale in the VA examination reports and conflicting opinions. The Veteran's back problems, left and right lumbar radiculopathies, and PTSD with alcohol use disorder are all being reviewed again.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and denied service connection for this condition. The cases of acquired psychiatric, cervical spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and traumatic brain injury are remanded due to incomplete or inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for tinnitus, residuals of right-shoulder rotator cuff surgery, and left shoulder condition were granted. Claims for disorder manifested by sleep issues, hypertension, radiculopathy of the LLE, radiculopathy of the RLE, lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, and spinal stenosis, as well as PTSD, are denied.