PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent from August 13, 2012 to April 28, 2013 and June 1, 2013. The Board has remanded the case for further development including a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, major depression, psychosis, and PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, and the claim for a temporary total rating due to hospitalization for PTSD. The Veteran's low back injury is also remanded for further examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Anxiety disorder as secondary to MST. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1975 and a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an examination for the claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The appellant served in the Army from April 26, 1977, to July 12, 1977, and claims he was subjected to racial prejudice during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that there is a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim due to new evidence provided by the Veteran's hearing transcript.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on two issues: whether a November 1995 rating decision granting service connection for PTSD should be revised due to CUE, and whether May 1996, July 1996, and February 1997 rating decisions denying an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD should also be revised on the basis of CUE.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, including PTSD, anxiety condition, and depression, as well as residuals of a fractured jaw. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and bipolar disorder are related to his service, with significant probative weight given to private medical opinions. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is granted, with the effective date set at February 22, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to two in-service stressors: a suicide incident and a bus accident. The VA has provided medical evidence supporting the connection between these events and the current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and sleep disturbance are granted service connection. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is denied, as the evidence does not support a separate diagnosis of adjustment disorder or anxiety disorder. The issue of service connection for bilateral keratoconus is remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding its etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine if any of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficient to bring his combined disability rating to 90 percent, with at least one disability rated 40 percent or higher. The Board finds that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities and grants TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and an initial rating of 50 percent for anxiety disorder with features of PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinion and need for a new examination to determine the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and the provision of any outstanding, pertinent VA treatment records.