PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of left ankle disorder, acne, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and PTSD. The evidence did not support current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD alone.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% disability rating between March 25, 2008 and March 29, 2009.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a respiratory condition, and residuals of burns to the hands and legs. Service connection was also denied for malaria. The Veteran's claim for a back disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The VA is instructed to attempt to obtain private treatment records, corroborate the in-service stressor, and schedule a psychiatric examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, PTSD, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent and 30 percent for allergic rhinitis and headaches with dizziness, respectively. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of a low back disability or PTSD, and that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to his allergic rhinitis or headaches with dizziness.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and an unspecified anxiety disorder. The VA needs to obtain updated medical records and schedule the Veteran for a comprehensive psychiatric examination to determine if these conditions are related to his in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded several issues including an increased rating for Osgood Schlatter's disease of the left knee, service connection claims for right knee condition, hearing loss, left eye condition, memory loss, alcohol dependency, PTSD and depression. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with these matters.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury, cataracts, dental disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, hearing loss, right leg/thigh disability, left leg disability, left hip disability, left knee disability, and removal of the right ovary have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal to reopen her claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) has been granted.

The Veteran's entitlement to a disability rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease is granted from June 23, 2017. The Veteran's PTSD with secondary major depression and night sweats remains rated at 50 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has denied both his request for a higher rating and his claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the DIC claim due to additional theories of entitlement raised by the Appellant, including exposure to ionizing radiation and a link between PTSD and GERD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational experience.

The Board denied service connection for a hip condition secondary to patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee. The Veteran's PTSD was granted an increased rating of 70 percent prior to April 13, 2016.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and a left shoulder condition. The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and right forearm injury are remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for hepatitis C were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted. The separate claim for depression is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent from June 27, 2000 to April 1, 2004 and then increased to 50 percent effective April 1, 2004. The Board denied an increase in rating for the period prior to April 1, 2004 and after that date.,The Veteran does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.