PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's OSA and a psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) are granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions have been remanded, with some issues requiring further review and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened and granted. His erectile dysfunction is also service connected as secondary to his PTSD. The Board has remanded the issue of sleep apnea, which may be related to either PTSD or sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his symptoms.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he was employed part-time and earning above the poverty threshold prior to November 24, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD rating is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination as his symptoms have worsened since the last one in 2015.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to MST and finds that new evidence supports a link between her current diagnoses and military service. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records and other relevant medical evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is at least a 50/50 balance of evidence in favor of the Veteran's claim. The Veteran reported stressors related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is reopened. Service connection is granted for OSA secondary to GERD. The claim for allergies is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD evaluation is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess current severity.

The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with MDD was granted, and the issue of entitlement to an effective date prior to January 24, 2018 for TDIU was also granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Depression, is related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of 100% disability for PTSD is being remanded due to potential good cause for not filing a timely appeal within one year of the September 2007 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD was denied. The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at 50% effective September 26, 2016.

The Veteran's skin cancer is related to service and he is granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from September 16, 2015. The Veteran also receives a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for traumatic brain injury has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeal includes issues related to his heart condition, PTSD, TDIU, and SMC. The Board has remanded several of these issues for further proceedings.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which represents the maximum benefit allowed by law and regulation. The Board found that her symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a verified stressor event in service, and for further examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are related to his military service.

An initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is denied prior to March 7, 2015. As of March 7, 2015, an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD is granted.,A compensable rating for Eating Disorder is denied. An effective date prior to April 12, 2010 for the grant of service connection for Eating Disorder is also denied.