PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, brain aneurysm, and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not show a clear and unmistakable error in the prior decision.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to November 1, 2014, and denied for a higher rating. Beginning on November 1, 2014, the Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent and also denied for a higher rating.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the hernia and tinnitus claims due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the cause of death and service connection for PTSD. The DIC claim is denied as the Veteran did not meet the eligibility requirements under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% and has been increased to 70%, effective April 28, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for a 70% rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was restored to a 70% rating, and service connection for tinnitus was granted. The Veteran also received an award of TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety due to insufficient evidence regarding the presence of in-service stressors for PTSD and a lack of medical opinion linking current diagnoses to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, headaches, right lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and cervical strain, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating, effective November 8, 2010. A TDIU based on service-connected PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating throughout the entire period of his claim, indicating total social and occupational impairment.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disorder was granted. Service connection for PTSD was denied, and the case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an opportunity for the Veteran to provide private treatment records.

The Veteran's bladder disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Service connection for depressive reaction with PTSD is granted at a 100% rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostatitis, PTSD due to military sexual trauma, and left lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to his back disability has been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The appeals for service connection for asbestosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence being added to the record, and a supplemental statement of the case must be issued with consideration of all relevant evidence.