PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining outstanding records and current VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder and PTSD. The evidence did not show a link between his military service and these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD and whether such diagnosis is related to his military service. The examiner should also provide opinions on the relationship of any other acquired psychiatric disorders to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 28, 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 28, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence, particularly regarding his hearing loss and potential Vietnam exposure. The appeals are not related to service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain in-service hospital records and a VA addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The examiner is asked to reconcile conflicting medical evidence on PTSD diagnosis and determine if it is at least as likely as not related to service.

Service connection is granted for PTSD and MDD due to a personal assault in service. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and MDD, including Anxiety Disorder NOS, is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and chronic depression, are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and cervical spine disability. The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current headaches were not due to, or a result of, his in-service headaches but acknowledged a possible link between his service-connected PTSD or cervical spine disabilities and his headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a cervical spine disability, Graves' disease, and posttraumatic stress disorder due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred and no probative medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right lower extremity disability, heart disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The appellant must be provided with VA medical opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to provide an opinion on whether his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to service. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, has been granted.,Service connection for PTSD will be considered again after obtaining a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD with opioid dependence and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to April 9, 2011 and TDIU is granted for the same period.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for service-connected PTSD was granted, but a higher rating is denied. The initial disability rating for TBI residuals remains at 10 percent and the increased disability rating claim for PTSD is also denied.