PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to concerns about the reliability of a previous VA examination and the need to address whether the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his service, including fear of hostile military activity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including a new VA examination and an opinion regarding his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of September 9, 1993. The initial disability rating for PTSD is now 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia and PTSD are related to his military service, including in-service sexual trauma.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining more recent VA treatment records and a new VA PTSD examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating for PTSD is now pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, with a 10% rating assigned for his condition. The stressors supporting the diagnosis of PTSD were found to be new and material evidence.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated medical records, schedule him for VA examinations, and readjudicate his claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for psychiatric disabilities and scars of the shoulders, requiring additional development including verification of a fire incident in service and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD and disfiguring scar, as well as a TDIU. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD were not addressed due to lack of merit.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially granted and rated at 10 percent prior to June 17, 2010. As of that date, the rating was increased to 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and posttraumatic stress disorder are being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records and issue a statement of the case regarding his PTSD claim and tinnitus rating.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and PTSD have been denied. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a videoconference hearing at the Columbia RO regarding his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death from metastatic gastric cancer.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to determine the severity of his PTSD and the etiology of his hypertension.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in active duty due to combat-related stressors, and the claim is granted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, which is related to his military service. The Board finds that additional development is needed due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for updated treatment records.