PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for pancreatic cancer as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate development and need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for PTSD was granted, and his appeal for an increased rating of PTSD was dismissed as the grant of TDIU satisfied his entire appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran appealed the effective date assigned for his grant of service connection for PTSD, which was originally granted in April 2009. The Board found that the RO did not issue a statement of the case regarding this appeal and thus remanded the matter.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating and TDIU for PTSD is denied. The Board finds that the effective date of April 1, 2015, is not earlier than when the Veteran filed his claim.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence to reopen the claim and grants service connection for major depressive disorder as it likely had its onset during active duty service.

The appeal has been expanded to include all acquired psychiatric disorders due to the evidence of record. A remand is needed to address several psychiatric diagnoses and provide a nexus opinion, especially regarding one claimed stressor related to an in-service aircraft accident.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a verified in-service stressor, and denied the claim for Schizoaffective Disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied an increased rating. The Veteran also claimed TDIU but was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety are remanded due to incomplete medical records and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the combined disability rating not meeting the schedular requirements, and his service-connected back disability and PTSD prevent him from securing gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand three issues: the evaluation of PTSD, service connection for seizures, and service connection for a lung condition. The Veteran needs further examinations and records to determine the current severity of his PTSD, whether he had a seizure disorder during service or is related to any incident of service, and if his lung condition had its clinical onset during active service.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it was incurred during service, and the evidence supports a link between his in-service stressors and current symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for a disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385. The claims for initial compensable ratings for left ear hearing loss, orchialgia, PTSD, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity and impact of his condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, began during active service. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus were granted effective December 30, 2004. The TDIU was also granted effective the same date.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in its July 2016 decision, where it relied on VA examiners' conclusions that the Veteran did not have PTSD. The case is now being sent back for a new examination and opinion.

The Board denied attorney fees for the February 2014 rating decision awarding service connection for PTSD with depression, diabetic polyneuropathy of the right upper extremity, and diabetic polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity because no notice of disagreement was filed prior to the February 2014 rating decision.

The Board has denied an initial rating greater than 70 percent for the appellant's service-connected PTSD and depression, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.