PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of head trauma is dismissed. The Veteran's headaches are granted as a current disability resulting from an in-service injury. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and/or PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its relationship to service. The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current mental health conditions to his active service.

The Veteran's 100% rating for PTSD was restored as the evidence did not show improvement in his condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.

Service connection for PTSD has been granted.,Service connection for a respiratory disorder and GERD have not been established.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for PTSD, anxiety, and depression was denied. The appeal is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's former attorney was awarded $10,749.97 in attorney fees for services provided during the appeal of his PTSD claim. The decision grants this payment and denies the Veteran's attempt to prevent it.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressors of witnessing three soldiers overdose and being physically assaulted are credible and consistent with his reports. The Board also found that there is a link between these stressors and his current PTSD symptoms.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Her acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, is found to be related to her military service.

The Board has denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities, as well as PTSD. The claims for hypertension and ED secondary to PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD have been rated based on their severity, with the initial rating of 30% granted in August 2012. The case is being remanded for further review due to new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD with alcohol abuse was denied as there is no earlier effective date prior to July 5, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, but he received an effective date of April 6, 2011 for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's death was caused by his underlying conditions, including hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. The service connection for the cause of death is granted.

An initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to July 31, 2017 was denied.,A 70 percent initial rating for PTSD from July 31, 2017 onwards is granted.,A 100 percent initial rating for PTSD from January 19, 2018 onwards is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while his claim for service connection for an acquired psychological condition (including post-traumatic stress disorder) is granted.

The appeal seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but his adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is now granted as secondary to diabetes.,His hypertension has been rated at 10 percent since October 3, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression and unspecified depressive disorder, as well as for increased ratings for pseudoarthrosis of the right index finger and residual scarring of the right index finger prior to June 26, 2014, were all denied. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's mitral valve prolapse with palpitations has been granted an initial 10 percent rating. The issues of service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD due to military sexual trauma have been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 100 percent since September 13, 2016, due to total occupational and social impairment.