PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is found to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw all pending appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression, was granted. The claims for degenerative joint disease of the right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the Board not considering it in their March 2018 decision. The TDIU claim will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and heart disease, to include coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure is remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The conditions of neuritis, right foot (claimed as arthritis), left-foot arthritis, tinea versicolor, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are all found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, bipolar disorder, and depression has been reopened. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether his acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service, particularly his combat experience during deployment in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a depressive disorder, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of increased PTSD rating and TDIU due to lack of recent VA treatment records and need for a new examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not caused by military sexual trauma (MST) during active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied it on the merits. The case is remanded to provide a VA examination and address the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation from January 1, 2013 through January 16, 2015. After that date, his symptoms were found to be insufficient to warrant a total disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding medical records, specifically VA and private treatment records related to PTSD. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for these records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board also remands the issues regarding right knee strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with left patella chip fracture, thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with arthritis, and headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder from May 25, 2017 was denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and migraine headaches were denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for fracture of left ankle with degenerative joint disease is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection and rated at 50 percent. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were also granted.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for a scar on the abdomen was denied, and his small bowel obstruction was granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent. The Veteran's PTSD was denied an increased disability rating higher than 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status is remanded due to pending claims that will be appealed. The adjudication of the SMC claim is deferred until further development on the pending claims has been undertaken, including a VA examination for housebound status or permanent need for regular aid and attendance.