PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder as proximately due to his service connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher initial evaluation than 30 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 70 percent disabling, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from private psychiatrists and the Albany Medical Center, and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim will now be decided on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted as it was not filed within one year of the initial grant of service connection in April 1998.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD is manifested by social and occupational impairment with reduced reliability, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been manifested by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The veteran is in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and diabetes.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, as his symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of a low back injury and granted service connection. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, effective from August 2000.

The Board has granted a permanent and total evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective April 12, 2000.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since February 3, 2004. Prior to that date, the rating was 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD aggravated his hypertension, which in turn caused his cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs), an underlying cause of his death. The Board grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on this causal relationship.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, benign brain tumor, and PTSD. The conditions were not related to his active service or any incident therein, including herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent evaluation, which is the highest rating available under VA regulations.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent disability rating effective from September 11, 2002. The veteran's symptoms include depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and memory loss.

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective January 7, 1994. The RO assigned a 50 percent rating from that date until May 10, 1998 and a 70 percent rating thereafter.

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted, and his PTSD rating was increased to 70 percent effective August 25, 1997. No earlier effective date is being granted.