PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and latent schizophrenia as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and Depression, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are due to in-service stressors, including military sexual trauma.

The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran’s PTSD. The Veteran must provide names and addresses of all health care providers who provided treatment for his PTSD.

The Veteran's effective date for residuals from total left knee replacement surgery is granted as of March 25, 2013. A TDIU based on service-connected disabilities is also granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred during a non-VA CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis at St. Cloud Hospital on September 2, 2014, due to prior authorization by VA.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD, finding that it is related to military sexual trauma during basic training.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen for service connection for major depressive disorder, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for avulsion of tip of the olecranon, left elbow is remanded. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the left leg is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and stressors. The Veteran will need a new VA examination, verification of his claimed stressors, and access to all relevant medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including whether service-connected fibromyalgia has aggravated any such conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), headaches, a right index finger partial amputation with neuropathy, and tinnitus due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and exposure to herbicide agents. The eye disability claim is denied as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the psychiatric disorder claims are denied because the reported stressor cannot be verified.

The Veteran's initial disability rating of 30 percent for the undiagnosed illness manifested by headaches and dizziness is granted, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's PTSD remains rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective July 31, 2013.,The issue of entitlement to a TDIU has been raised as part and parcel of the claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was not found to warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to November 23, 2016.,The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to November 23, 2016 remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder and a depressive disorder, both related to the Veteran's in-service stressor of witnessing a tank accident. The issues of entitlement to service connection for substance-related disorders, residuals of attempted suicides, hepatitis C, liver disorder, fatigue, special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance of another, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability are also addressed.

The Board denied service connection for obesity and remanded the issue of service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Board also granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connection was established due to new evidence of a sexual assault during her military service.