PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, were not shown to be related to his active service or any service-connected disability. The Board found the diagnoses of PTSD and other conditions unreliable due to inconsistencies in the medical records and the Veteran's history of malingering.

The Board denied the claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, severance of PTSD service connection, and denial of DM, vision disability, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and childhood abuse is granted. The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service personal assaults, which meets the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of Vietnam service and exposure to Agent Orange, a VA examination, and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability. Service connection was denied for rhinitis and sinusitis, COPD, OSA, cervical spine disability, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, chondromalacia of the right knee, left knee sprain, degenerative joint disease of the thoracic/lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of the bilateral MTP joints, and a skin condition. The case was remanded for further action on several issues.

The Veteran's service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than chronic adjustment disorder, with mixed features (which includes PTSD, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and memory loss) is also denied. The Veteran's symptoms are accounted for in the existing rating for his service-connected adjustment disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the effective date for service connection has been set to January 24, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating from September 28, 2012 to the present. A total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied prior to October 11, 2010.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cluster headaches, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, and a TDIU rating due to the need for further examination and evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, finding that his service-connected PTSD did not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, and her right shoulder disability claim has been reopened. The right shoulder disability remains denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, and hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from October 15, 2012 to December 15, 2017.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were ascertainable prior to February 15, 2013, and the effective date for a 100% rating is set at that date.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to be at worst manifested by symptoms comparable to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has remanded all issues due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for new examinations. The Veteran's PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and malaria are among the conditions being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's lay statements and VA treatment records are needed to determine if his current psychiatric conditions are related to his ACDUTRA service or aggravated by his right hip disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to August 18, 2003 did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it caused severe impairment in his ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with people.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including chronic pain and tendonitis, bilateral foot disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, low back disability, hypercholesterolemia, sleep apnea, and a rating for dysthymia and panic disorder. The Board also ordered additional VA treatment records to be obtained.