PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's PTSD was found to not warrant a rating in excess of 30% prior to August 2008, and not meet the criteria for a 70% rating since that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

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

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found the Veteran's reported in-service stressors credible. The Veteran is also entitled to TDIU based on his unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board finds that the Veteran has a verified in-service stressor and that this stressor caused her current PTSD. The Board also finds that obesity was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his service-connected recurrent subluxation or instability of the left knee due to traumatic arthritis and rupture of the ACL does not warrant a disability rating greater than 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for an updated opinion from a VA physician regarding his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to January 8, 2009. Since that date, the disability has not been manifested by such impairment.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining medical records and vocational rehabilitation records, is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's hypertension and heart disease were not found to be related to service or service-connected PTSD. The Veteran was granted an increased rating for his PTSD, but only up to a certain date.

The Board found no credible evidence of the Veteran's exposure to stressors during service and denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and for obtaining any recent medical treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is also to be examined by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if his current psychiatric disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder and thus denied his claim for service connection under Chapter 17 of VA benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of whether a reexamination was warranted based on his testimony from his October 2009 Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD results in reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the criteria for eligibility due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to July 16, 2010 and increased to 70 percent beginning on that date. The claim for an increased rating remains pending.

The Board granted a TDIU effective October 7, 1992, based on the appellant's service-connected PTSD preventing him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse was manifested by occupational and social impairment prior to December 5, 2008. The disability did not render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.