PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the veteran's TDIU claim for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining SSA records. The case will be returned to the Board after further review.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective May 16, 2003. The veteran's disability picture more nearly approximated that of deficiencies in most areas and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The VA has increased the veteran's PTSD rating to 50 percent, reflecting current manifestations of his condition.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, effective from June 1999. The symptoms described do not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent rating, reflecting moderate impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The veteran's PTSD is found to be the result of his military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's PTSD was initially granted and rated at 30% effective from May 29, 2002. In October 2005, the rating was increased to 50%. The Board found that since March 31, 2004, the veteran met the criteria for a 100% evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for gunshot wound of the right knee and PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU, were denied due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. His claim for a compensable rating for scars from the gunshot wound was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The VA has denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for service-connected PTSD, as the symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, a skin disorder, and asbestosis. The evidence did not support these claims based on current medical findings or lack of in-service disease or injury.

The Board has determined that the service-connected PTSD contributed to the cause of the veteran's death, and thus grants the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) on account of the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him permanently bedridden or unable to care for himself without regular assistance.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right rotator cuff injury claim was not granted, while the PTSD claim resulted in a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status, finding that new evidence did not sufficiently verify his reported stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the erectile dysfunction claim. The PTSD claim was also denied as there is no credible evidence of a diagnosed condition.

The Board has decided that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed stressors and a need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected PTSD is pending.