PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and PTSD as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examinations and evaluations to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions, including PTSD, migraine headaches, right hip disability, ventricular arrhythmia, and tinnitus. The effective date for service connection remains January 24, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding no evidence of in-service occurrence or nexus. The claim for PTSD was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for a related condition.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as end stage dementia. The Board found that the service-connected PTSD did not contribute substantially or materially to his death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and the retrieval of any outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression was denied in April 2009. He filed to reopen the claim in July 2011, which resulted in a grant of service connection with an effective date of July 21, 2011.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated as 30 percent prior to December 23, 2016 and 70 percent thereafter. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection for a stomach disorder secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD claim has been reopened, but service connection for low back disability, left hip disabilities, right hip disabilities, left leg disabilities, right leg disabilities, left foot disabilities, and right foot disabilities is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Anxiety Disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to an in-service personal assault.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, psoriasis, and acid reflux condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

All appeals for increased ratings have been withdrawn by the Veteran. The claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new skin examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted TDIU. The right wrist posttraumatic osteoarthritis and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome with osteoarthritis are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social impairment from February 21, 2013 to August 22, 2015.,As of August 23, 2015, the Veteran experienced total occupational and social impairment due to PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and dismissed the other issues without prejudice. The case is remanded to address the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for left elbow fracture residuals was dismissed. His claim for PTSD was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The issue of TDIU was denied as the combined rating for hearing loss and tinnitus is 10 percent, which does not meet the minimum percentage requirement.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new examination to assess the severity of his condition, and his TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the PTSD evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, finding that there was no causal or aggravating relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD.