PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it was incurred in service due to a physical assault by his sergeant during basic training.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is related to his military service. The VA must provide a medical examination and opinion to determine if these conditions are etiologically related to his time in service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his in-service stressors.

The Board has decided that a VA examination should be conducted to assess whether the Veteran has PTSD or any other trauma- or stressor-related disorder as a result of his service. The case is also remanded for obtaining any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for initial consideration of new evidence by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a thyroid goiter and bilateral hearing loss, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder have been rated at 70 percent since August 1, 2009. The Board has remanded the case for further action due to inconsistencies in the rating decision.

The Board has remanded both issues for further development and medical opinions. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and recurrent major depression, is remanded due to the broadening of the claim. The rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes in the first MTP joints bilaterally and hallux rigidus of the right first MTP joint is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim to reopen entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, effective from May 30, 2008 to November 3, 2014 and January 1, 2015. The decision also notes that the Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition (claimed as a gunshot wound to the lower back), bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD, to include depression, anxiety, and any mental condition, all of which were pending at the time of the Veteran's death. The Board found no nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. The evidence submitted was found to be cumulative or redundant of previous records.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and an examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was denied, and the appeal to grant service connection for PTSD prior to September 13, 2011, was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his Ischemic Heart Disease claim and a new rating for PTSD. The service connection theory is based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.,For TDIU, the Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria as he has more than one service-connected disability but their combined rating is less than 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder have been rated at 70 percent since August 28, 2013. The appeal is denied as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was reopened and granted. The evidence presented raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.