PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for anxiety disorder. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and thus could not grant service connection for it. The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, but the Board has granted a rating of 70 percent based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is rated at 70 percent, but an initial rating higher than this level is denied. The claim for a TDIU prior to May 31, 2008, remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are related to her service-connected conditions and any stressors she experienced during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran currently has PTSD. The case will be returned for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran had a diagnosis of PTSD during his military service and its relationship to his service.

The Board dismissed the appeals of whether VA has received new and material evidence to reopen a claim for service connection for a low back disorder, entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia, and entitlement to service connection for depression. The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD was also dismissed.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD and whether it was caused by or aggravated by his PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is proximately due to or has been aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, anxiety, and somatoform disorder, as secondary to his service-connected seizure disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of the medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and consideration of all psychiatric disorders reasonably raised by the record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes, did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal includes a request for an increased rating for PTSD with major depression, and also raises the issue of TDIU. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain recent VA clinical records and associated forms related to substantiating his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to insufficient evidence linking his colon cancer or coronary artery disease to his military service. The claim for burial benefits was not properly addressed in the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The case is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided are inadequate and does not provide sufficient information to make a decision on the claim. The Veteran's psychiatric condition is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have worsened since his last VA examination, and the Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's initial increased rating for left shoulder strain and PTSD is denied. The case is remanded to obtain additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD symptoms and whether they are related to service-connected conditions or substance abuse.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for post-traumatic headache due to traumatic brain injury is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety and depression is granted. The claims for increased rating for low back disability and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for TDIU on an extraschedular basis.