PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

Service connection for PTSD with anxiety is granted.,Service connection for depressive disorder NOS and mood disorder, as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer, is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective February 17, 2011. The Board also granted service connection for Sleep Apnea as secondary to his PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the Veteran does not currently have a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, congestive heart failure, and hepatitis C due to new and material evidence. The appeals are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for a new examination as there may have been changes in his condition since the last VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and remanded it for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD precluded him from securing substantially gainful employment prior to May 26, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is supported by medical evidence and there is a link between his in-service stressors and his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash of the hands has been denied as there is no indication in the record that he has been diagnosed with this condition at any time during the course of his appeal.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety, depression, and mood disorder, remains pending due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, are related to his in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that a new VA examination is needed to determine if her condition has worsened since the last evaluation in September 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, left shoulder disorder, and cervical spine disorder have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has not received the signed operating room consent form for the February 2007 prostatectomy and subsequent surgeries. The Veteran's claim for service connection is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need to verify a claimed in-service stressor and obtain another VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, is granted as service-connected. Service connection for Hepatitis C remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a rating in excess of 20 percent for impairment of the left clavicle or scapula due to new evidence. The Veteran's PTSD stressor is related to his service, but further examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for coronary artery disease and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.