PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and has remanded the issues of service connection for chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a headache disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran must undergo further examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in its decision regarding a higher disability rating for PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed with additional medical evidence.

The Veteran's initial rating for IBS is denied, and his service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD are remanded. His TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his disabilities due to the need for more contemporaneous evaluations, additional treatment records, and an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his spine disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD due to military sexual trauma during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and coronary artery disease, have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since November 30, 2006. The Board has granted a TDIU effective that date.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The decision finds that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete records and need for further medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD and patellofemoral chondromalacia) have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since February 5, 2013. The Board has granted a Total Disability Rating for Compensation Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) effective from the filing of his claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and treatment records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and major depressive disorder, need further evaluation by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is granted service connection as it manifested within one year of his separation from active duty. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, remains denied due to insufficient evidence meeting the diagnostic standards set by the DSM-IV or DSM-V.

The Veteran's service-connected heart disease is rated at 100 percent effective February 12, 2017 and for three months thereafter. SMC housebound benefits are granted from February 12, 2017 to May 31, 2017.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequacy of the April 2016 VA examination. The Veteran's depression is being evaluated again, and an opinion on whether his personality disorder was aggravated by his depression will also be provided.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied as there were no new official service department records submitted after the August 2007 denial, and the Veteran did not provide sufficient information to identify such records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD has been remanded due to the need to determine the appropriate ratings for the period from April 30, 2009 to December 8, 2011. The RO must review the file and determine the correct ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD was not shown to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.,The evidence fails to establish that the Veteran was precluded from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for readjudication following a recent VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The claims are granted to this extent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU due to outstanding development requirements.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of November 29, 2017.