PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating due to the significant occupational and social impairment it causes.

The veteran's mental disability was granted a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The veteran's PTSD is not manifested by total occupational and social impairment, and a higher disability rating for PTSD has not been met.

The veteran was not capable of engaging in substantially gainful employment prior to May 7, 2004, and her psychiatric disability did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from February 28, 2003 through August 1, 2003 and then increased to 50 percent from May 1, 2005. The ratings were based on the severity of symptoms such as occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims to reopen for a bilateral hand, leg, and foot disorder were also denied.

The veteran's PTSD was incurred in service due to corroborated stressors experienced during his military service.

The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective October 16, 1992.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, and the ratings for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and residuals of a hemorrhoidectomy were increased to 10 percent and 30 percent, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral flat feet, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, respiratory disorder, and dental disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence to support his claimed in-service stressors and a link between those stressors and current symptoms could not be established.

The Board grants service connection for PTSD as the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to combat experiences in Vietnam.

The veteran's PTSD was caused by his active military service from September 1969 to June 1971, and the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is highly in favor of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service sexual assault.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, a back condition, migraine headaches, and dyspepsia based on new and material evidence.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD prior to July 15, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, joint pain and weakness due to undiagnosed illness, and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for duodenitis with duodenal ulcer and abdominal pain.

The veteran's PTSD has been shown to result in occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation; near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively; impaired impulse control; difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances; an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. The veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.