PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records and a need for an examination to determine if PTSD is related to personal assault in service. The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder may be related to his service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% since March 31, 2010. The Board has determined that a uniform evaluation of 100 percent is warranted for the entire period on appeal due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation regarding his ear disability, liver cysts, and right ureteral calculus.

The Board has dismissed appeals for lack of stamina, obstructive sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction. Appeals for hypertension (secondary to PTSD), kidney failure, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and increased ratings, leaving no unresolved questions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, hemangioma of the face, OSA, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and PTSD are remanded due to the need for further verification of herbicide exposure in Thailand and Vietnam, as well as additional attempts to corroborate claimed stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to January 18, 2013. From January 18, 2013 forward, the Veteran received a 100 percent rating for his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS. The Veteran needs to provide supporting evidence for his claimed stressors and undergo a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded as the severity of his PTSD needs to be established.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss do not prevent him from securing or following a substantial gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD and anxiety/depressive disorders, which he claims are related to military sexual trauma during his naval service. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical records and schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the disability rating for PTSD, resulting in dismissal of the case.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's major depressive disorder with PTSD and alcohol abuse, but granted a TDIU based on his combined disability ratings. The case is being remanded to address the left shoulder condition and cervical spine issue.

The Board dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, effective March 16, 2012. The rating for his previously assigned noncompensable dyssomnia is now recharacterized as a noncompensable rating for PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records since October 2010.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU during the period from September 1, 2007 to October 31, 2009 is being remanded due to concerns raised by the Court regarding the assignment of an extraschedular rating. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration.