PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of various conditions, including onychomycosis, sleep disorder, right thumb disability, psychiatric disability (likely posttraumatic stress disorder), pes planus, chest pain, and back disability. The VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it is related to service. Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a verified in-service stressor for PTSD and because the Veteran's diagnoses of adjustment disorder and depression need further clarification. The VA examiner is required to review the claims file, consider only the verified in-service stressors, and provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and dysthymia, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was not reopened and denied.,The Veteran's candidal infection of the skin is rated as noncompensable, with no higher rating granted.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, increased ratings for shoulder and ankle disabilities, asthma, and scars are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to PTSD is granted, subject to the controlling regulations governing monetary awards. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service connected, with no specific rating assigned and effective date not determined.

The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus was withdrawn. Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. Service connection is denied for hypertension and both lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no new and material evidence submitted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in 2005 due to the denial of a previous anxiety disorder claim. The effective date is set at May 23, 2014, when the Veteran filed his new claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and PTSD due to a lack of corroborated stressors, incomplete medical records, and failure to respond to requests for additional information. The VA is instructed to obtain the Veteran’s Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the appeal is granted. The case is remanded to obtain a VA opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed.,Service connection was granted for PTSD, but denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded as the VA has not provided a combined effects opinion on his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 27, 2017. The Board granted an extraschedular TDIU for this period.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizure disorder with memory loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The claim for anxiety disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a higher than 30 percent rating.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD cannot be earlier than September 30, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to September 14, 2017 and at 50 percent thereafter. The Board found that the Veteran’s PTSD did not meet criteria for a higher rating in either period.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded as the Board cannot make a decision on an extraschedular basis without further review by the Director of Compensation Service.