PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder with anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The case will be reviewed after obtaining all relevant medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective August 17, 2007. The Board finds that the evidence supports a 50 percent rating for PTSD as of this date.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal regarding the issue of an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating for PTSD. As such, the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD, MDD, and panic disorder symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since February 24, 2006 to March 19, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current level of severity of the appellant's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that there is a need to obtain additional information from the OIG and VA medical records, as well as arrange for an updated VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in service due to his experience as a combat photographer.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's account of her in-service sexual assault is credible. The Board also found that a major depressive disorder is causally related to service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to combat exposure during service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at a 30 percent rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective July 29, 2005. The Board has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective January 7, 2000. The Board found that the disability warranted a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress. The Board found the Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for TBI. The rating assigned is 30 percent, effective from August 28, 1991.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with recurrent depressive disorder does not result in the required level of occupational and social impairment to warrant a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% from September 16, 2003 to October 11, 2004 and at 70% since then. The Board found that a higher rating was warranted based on the severity of his symptoms.