PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. A new VA examination is required as the previous one did not consider the possibility of a current diagnosis of PTSD and may have been incomplete.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, PTSD, and migraines due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial of these claims.,However, the claims are still being remanded as further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disabilities (including PTSD) and his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

Service connection for PTSD with insomnia and depression is granted.,Secondary service connection for a left wrist disability (crepitus and distal radius abnormality) is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder rating is also being reviewed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is at least as likely as not related to in-service stressors, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for left thumb condition was denied as the new evidence did not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim.,Service connection for PTSD and trypanophobia were both denied due to lack of diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance as his disabilities are not so severe that he requires regular aid and assistance.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence currently of record to decide whether he is entitled to Self-Employment Category 1 designation. The matter will be further evaluated by a VRC or CP.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling, but no higher. The Board found that the Veteran meets the criteria for a 50 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of bangs and bruises, hearing loss, residuals of frostbite, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder) have been dismissed due to withdrawal by his representative in November 2008.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including PTSD, back disorder, skin disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, neck disorder, upper extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection in all cases.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent rating, effective December 1, 2017. The Board finds that the disability picture presented on the whole meets (or at least approximates) the schedular criteria for a 70 percent rating under Code 9411.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, bladder and kidney disabilities, PTSD, and hypertension. The appeals are all denied.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his fear of hostile military activity during his deployment in Iraq.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left knee subluxation, bowel incontinence and rectal prolapse. The Veteran is also seeking an initial evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his sexual assault during service, and further examination is needed to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, and PTSD. The claim for a stressor-related disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional procedural and evidentiary development, including requesting a Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability form from the Veteran and associating her Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment file with the claims file.