PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA medical records. The Veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses will be evaluated to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The appeals for bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's PTSD diagnosis and service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and her claimed personal assault. The Veteran needs to provide more information for VA to corroborate these events, and a psychiatric examination is required to determine if her current mental health conditions are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his conditions are related to military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his service-connected PTSD, but needs further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and related neuropathies, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since at least March 9, 2011. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective from July 20, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, manic depression, and anxiety disorder, is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the lumbar spine is granted. The initial rating for PTSD prior to April 25, 2011 is denied but a higher rating from that date is granted. A TDIU due to service connected disabilities is remanded.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is related to a motor vehicle accident during service and has been granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and the original rating of 30 percent is restored. The issue of a higher disability rating for cervical spine disability remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with updated treatment records, verification of stressors, and a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee disability, acute lumbar strain and degenerative disc disease, and bilateral upper and lower back teeth due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service stressors and continuity of symptomology will be considered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of May 22, 2014. The decision acknowledges the Veteran's testimony that he did not appeal the initial denial in 2005 and applies the correct law to affirm the assigned effective date.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including DDD and herniated disc, is granted as service connected.,His bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy and right CTS are also granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability.,Service connection for MDD is granted.

The Board has decided that a remand is required to evaluate the Veteran's PTSD due to potential worsening and outdated treatment records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is granted. The right knee disability is granted with a separate 10% evaluation for instability, but the request for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of service-connected PTSD, TBI, left wrist condition, left knee condition, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations are also being remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating for the period from October 1, 2014 to March 23, 2016.