PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since September 29, 2009. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from September 1, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for TBI and right knee disorder, but granted the reopening of claims for these conditions. Service connection was not established for DM, hypertension, chloracne, migraine headaches, peripheral neuropathy, or plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's requests to reopen her claims of service connection for an eye disability, hypertension, and PTSD were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The Board found that the provided evidence did not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective February 27, 2013. The Board also granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for left foot Achilles tendonitis was denied. The claim for traumatic brain injury was reopened, but the initial rating in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the lower extremities and effective date prior to December 18, 2013 for PTSD were denied.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent since December 18, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms more nearly approximated a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol and substance abuse in remission is being remanded for further evaluation, including a VA mental health examination. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to the lack of recent treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and mood disorder, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death. The Board found the June 2016 VA medical opinion more probative than the appellant's contentions regarding the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity cold injury, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and PTSD were denied. The claim for right thumb tendonitis was partially granted with a temporary total disability period but not an increased rating above 20 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there is no diagnosis of PTSD in the medical records and the Veteran did not meet the criteria to establish a link between his current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no medical link between the diagnosed condition and an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity numbness/neuropathy are granted, as new evidence supports reopening the claims. The claim for sleep disorder is denied.,Service connection for a sleep disorder secondary to PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD is at least as likely as not related to his current Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and thus grants service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted, and the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder prior to December 13, 2016, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is related to an in-service explosion while stationed in Iraq.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and basis for denying service connection, failure to obtain potential of outstanding private treatment records from Methodist Healthcare, and failure to consider entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric condition other than PTSD. The Veteran's representative indicates that the private treatment records are no longer available, and they have requested a new VA examination.