PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the July 2007 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, and thus the decision became final.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be the result of his active service, and therefore service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence establishing a current disability and/or a link between the claimed conditions and service. The Board found that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for PTSD, but did not find any material evidence relating to the left hip disorder.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development of medical records from VAMC Memphis dated March 2012 and onwards. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), chest pain, and left ankle disability. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional development and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The AOJ must also verify any in-service stressor related to witnessing a fight that included a stabbing while serving in Bahrain in August 1991, and determine whether the Veteran's current symptoms are due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness due to service in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of her psychiatric, back, and hip disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to June 1, 2017, and denied for a rating in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The claim for lumps on the right inner thigh was not reopened due to lack of timely submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from the Pueblo Vet Center and any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the right knee meniscus tear was not caused by his service-connected back and foot disabilities. For benign positional vertigo, the evidence did not support a finding of peripheral vestibular disorder. The bone loss of skull is considered less than a quarter in size. The PTSD with anxiety disorder, OCD, and cognitive disorder alone has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The TBI residuals have been rated appropriately.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating. Prior to September 25, 2015, the Veteran was not found unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities. As of September 25, 2015, he is now found unable to do so.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of new evidence, including a VHA expert's medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 30 percent is warranted. The TDIU issue remains unresolved.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since April 2008, and the Board found that his condition warranted a higher rating of 70 percent effective July 21, 2009. The appeal for a higher rating prior to this date is denied.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling effective January 20, 2010. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of total social and occupational impairment due to service-connected disability prior to February 18, 2016.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating for the period prior to June 27, 2017.

The Veteran's HIV was caused or is related to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for HIV as secondary to PTSD.