PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for recurrent microscopic hematuria, urethritis, left knee ACL ligament tear and arthritis, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disability (including major depressive disorder and PTSD) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of his claim. The Board has remanded for further evaluation due to new evidence and for consideration of individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional development. The Board finds that new evidence has been submitted which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues of left arm pain, left leg pain, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disability are all being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim to reopen the service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. However, further development is needed to verify the alleged stressor event in service and determine if the Veteran has PTSD related to such event.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the current schedular evaluations adequately reflect his hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, and no referral to extraschedular evaluation was required.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation and determination of the merits of various service connection claims.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100% disability rating.,A TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the concurrent grant of a 100% PTSD rating.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea secondary to service-connected depressive disorder with PTSD and adenocarcinoma of the prostate, finding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as related to service. The Board also found that the Veteran has other conditions like sinusitis, pituitary gland condition, joint pain, elbow and knee conditions, and GERD which are presumed to be due to his service in Saudi Arabia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disability, PTSD, left eye disability, and headache disability have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of in-service stressors or diagnoses related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it originated during active duty. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and ear disorder to include bleeding of the ears are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. Low back, left leg, head trauma, and acquired psychiatric disorders (PTSD) are also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 100 percent prior to October 5, 2016 and from October 5, 2016 the rating is 70 percent. The TDIU claim is denied as of October 5, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The denial of TDIU remains unchanged.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD due to inadequate examination and lack of consideration of relevant treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder and the cause of death (suicide) due to mental unsoundness. The Veteran's bipolar disorder is considered to have resulted from his in-service mental illnesses, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, chronic dyspnea, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder) have been denied. The Veteran also had his claim for a higher rating for neurodermatitis denied.,Service connection was not granted for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence supporting their onset during service or being related to in-service events. The Veteran's current diagnoses were found to be unrelated to service, with chronic dyspnea and psychiatric disorders attributed to deconditioning and other non-service-related factors.

The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is being remanded due to new evidence suggesting a possible link between his service-connected conditions and his death.,The petition to reopen the DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 was denied as there was no evidence showing that any of the requirements for such benefit had been met at the time of the Veteran's death.