PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient treatment records and scheduling a VA mental disorders examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. However, the case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA mental disorders examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and multiple knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective October 14, 2010. The appeal period prior to this rating remains on hold.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD remains pending and the Board has remanded it to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU benefits is remanded due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional treatment records. The case must be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to March 6, 2008 and at 50 percent from March 6, 2008 to February 10, 2010. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise as to whether the criteria for a 30 percent rating were met prior to March 6, 2008, but not after that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability picture.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete stressor verification and need for a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus with nephropathy, service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded to consider these issues on the merits and address any inextricably intertwined claim of hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hepatitis have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service. The claim for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence obtained and for a clarification of medical opinion regarding service connection for various psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of in-service stressors and the VA examiner found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD. The Veteran's current eye disabilities are related to his post-service injury in 2005, while his psychiatric disabilities are not linked to his military service.,There is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current eye or psychiatric conditions to his active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records to verify a reported in-service stressor and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, which contributed to his strokes and left him wheelchair-bound, was a substantial cause of his death in a house fire due to asphyxiation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and denied both claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been received. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with this issue, so it must be remanded as well.