PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, both for accrued benefits purposes. The evidence did not meet the criteria for either claim.

The Veteran's PTSD and low back disorder are granted service connection as they are presumed to have been incurred due to his military service, specifically his deployment in Afghanistan. The right elbow, bilateral hands, and bilateral feet disorders do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of a depressed mood, anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks, hyperarousal, difficulty sleeping, reduced reliability and productivity, resulting in moderate social impairment. The Board finds that the criteria for an initial rating of 50 percent have been met.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim is now pending for further adjudication.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection are currently under review.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining more recent medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess his PTSD. The claim for individual unemployability will also be addressed as part of the increase in rating process.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his employment situation related to PTSD. The claim will not be considered based on clear and unmistakable error as it stems from the July 2008 rating decision.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, but denied it on the merits. The claim for DIC benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and determined that the Veteran's disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, lumbar spine injury, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD medications), and traumatic brain injury, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The effective date of this decision is not specified.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with features of PTSD and depressive features is currently rated at 50 percent, effective May 30, 2008. The VA determined that the symptoms are comparable to reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied reopening of service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressor had been recognized but there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination and additional pertinent medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no current diagnosis of either Type I or Type II diabetes. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a grant of service connection for PTSD and residuals of a shrapnel wound injury to the left group XVII muscles.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, dysentery, right eye disability, bilateral foot and knee arthritis, bilateral ankle arthritis, rib disability, left eye disability, hearing loss, PTSD, and malaria have been reopened. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and an evaluation of his employability.