PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining counseling records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional treatment records and further development of the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a post-traumatic stress disorder or major depressive disorder related to the veteran's active military service. The veteran's husband, who was also in service, did not develop any psychiatric disorders that would have caused her to suffer from these conditions.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for a new psychiatric examination.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current level of disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected PTSD and degenerative joint disease of the right knee. The RO had previously granted these conditions with effective dates of February 5, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, the minimum rating for this disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is a result of his active military service and has been granted service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, effective from April 27, 2004. The rating is based on symptoms of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD, a multi-level back condition, bilateral heel spurs and multiple joint arthralgias, and flat feet, hallux valgus and second hammer toes, bilateral. The Board found that these conditions were not shown to have been present during active duty or due to in-service injuries.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of alleged stressors.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD. The RO must determine if additional evidence, including SSA records, can provide for such an earlier effective date.

The veteran's PTSD and alcohol dependence have been granted service connection, with a rating of 50 percent. The symptoms include disturbances of motivation and mood, impaired abstract thinking, and impaired judgment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim. The Board also determined that there was no direct evidence linking any current psychiatric disability to service.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of PTSD. The reopened claim is now pending before the Board.

The veteran seeks service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center in Washington DC for a VA examination and further review of his claim.

The veteran's PTSD causes deficiencies in most of the areas of work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and mood. The Board has determined that a 70 percent rating is warranted for PTSD.

The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development due to a request for a videoconference hearing.