PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and cold injury residuals have been granted. The claim for chronic fatigue was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and cognitive disorder are related to her service, including combat stressors experienced during active duty. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD. The claim for service connection for depression is remanded due to insufficient nexus opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his PTSD. The TDIU claim may also be affected by this development.

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The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was denied as he does not meet the legal criteria for eligibility due to his service-connected disabilities, which do not include a permanent and total disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling since May 23, 2016.,Prior to that date, the Veteran was rated at 30 percent for PTSD.

The Board has found that the Veteran currently has PTSD related to stressors which occurred during his service in Vietnam, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes schizophrenia and PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses are supported by medical evidence, and his reported stressors during service have been found credible. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and optic atrophy have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 80 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss has also been denied.,The Veteran's motion to revise or reverse the March 2015 and May 2015 rating decisions on the basis of CUE was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for PTSD and service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TMJ dysfunction is currently rated at 10 percent, and the issues regarding PTSD have been granted increased ratings.,TMJ dysfunction remains at a 10 percent rating. The Veteran's PTSD has been granted increased ratings to 50 percent effective December 30, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, PTSD, and phobic disorder with anxiety are rated at 100 percent since April 14, 2007. He is also in receipt of a 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disabilities prior to June 14, 2012.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and did not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD during service or within one year of discharge. The claims were denied as there was no evidence to support these conditions.

The Veteran currently has a psychiatric disability that is shown by competent lay and medical evidence to be causally related to his military service, thus warranting service connection.

The Veteran's appeals were denied, with the exception of GERD with hiatal hernia and pancreatitis issues which are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from November 28, 2007 to June 22, 2009. The Board found that the criteria for a higher rating were not met during this period.