PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connected due to the occurrence of a stressor related to his military service in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic back pain has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her claim.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, due to MST, was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence linking current psychiatric conditions to military service.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was originally denied in November 1990, but the effective date is now set to April 24, 1990 due to new evidence being added to his file.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, Anxiety Disorder, and Depressive Disorder is granted. The case is remanded to obtain a new VA examination regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and CAD have rendered him unemployable, as they collectively preclude him from performing gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and as secondary to TBI residuals. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any psychiatric condition or a link between such conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional assessments and records, including VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer are also to be evaluated in detail.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim, as it confirmed known facts and did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to support his claims.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's report of being surrounded by flames in service is credible. The appeal regarding cause of death is remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for an opinion on whether the Veteran’s service-connected conditions contributed to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in details of the Veteran's in-service stressor and difficulties in obtaining corroborating records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's knee, foot, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities are being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine their etiology.,The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to assess the nature and severity of his claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and mood disorder. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to changes in his performance appraisals from entry to discharge.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence or lack of a nexus opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent from May 31, 2013 forward. The symptoms include occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and sleep impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (ischemic heart disease and PTSD) preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 13, 2016.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD; service connection for a heart disability as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability; and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a heart disability due to VA treatment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD and anxiety disorder. As a result, the claim for secondary service connection for sleep apnea is granted.

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

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding tinnitus, PTSD, and requests to reopen service connection claims for bilateral ankle disorders before the Board made a decision.