PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, kidney disorder, and PTSD have been granted. Bilateral hearing loss is presumed due to in-service noise exposure. The kidney disorder is not related to service or a service-connected condition. PTSD was incurred during active service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including nephrolithiasis, squamous cell cancer of the left ear, neck, and face, diabetes mellitus type II, an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and MDD), bilateral hearing loss, and individual unemployability. The remand requires additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, has been granted. The cervical spine, left knee, right knee, and headaches (including migraines) claims are pending and need further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD was granted with an effective date of September 30, 1998. The issue of earlier effective date for DEA benefits is inextricably intertwined with the rating assigned for this period.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, to include depressive disorder with alcohol abuse, agoraphobia, and anxiety, has been sufficiently incapacitating as to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, to include depressive disorder with alcohol abuse, agoraphobia, and anxiety, has been sufficiently incapacitating as to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his employment issues are attributed to other factors such as non-service connected disabilities and personal behavior.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was previously denied in October 2009. The new evidence submitted by the Veteran relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim, and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating it. As such, the claim is reopened.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, due to lack of credible supporting evidence of the in-service stressor for PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its etiology.,The Veteran's stomach problems are being remanded for a VA examination to determine their nature and etiology.,The Veteran's chest problems are being remanded for a VA examination to determine their nature and etiology.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.,The Veteran's headaches are being remanded for a VA examination to determine their nature and etiology.,The Veteran's right leg condition is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.,The Veteran's left leg condition is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed. Effective July 22, 2013, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee pain, Achilles tendonitis (claimed as bilateral heel pain), a sleep disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's DVT and psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and depression, are granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral artery disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, heart condition (pacemaker, heart attack, stints [sic], bypass, dying heart/complete vascular system failing), and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and anxiety with panic attacks).

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and bipolar disorder, but denied service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's hearing loss is considered to have started in service due to noise exposure during his military service as a cannoneer. His bipolar disorder is also considered to have started in service based on the evidence of record. However, there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from March 23, 2010 to May 15, 2011 due to his service-connected PTSD. The claim is denied after that date as he received a 100% schedular rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,VA has granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The Board has granted a TDIU from June 12, 2008, due to his service-connected PTSD.