PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's PTSD was found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decreases in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating prior to June 20, 2005. The criteria for a higher rating were not met for the period beginning June 20, 2005 and ending August 16, 2007.

The Veteran's hypertension is not due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD with secondary depressive disorder is denied as the earliest date of entitlement to this benefit is May 2004, and the earliest date VA received a valid application was August 28, 2003.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case has been remanded due to insufficient verification of the claimed stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD. The claim for residuals of a pregnancy was dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and anxiety disorder had their onset during service.

The Board has reopened the claims for PTSD, trichotillomania, and migraine headaches due to new evidence. The Veteran's PTSD is found to have developed as a result of events during active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability documentation. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The Board finds that the Veteran has residuals of cold injury and a bilateral hip disorder, but remands for further development to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal of the issue whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, and if so, whether service connection is warranted, was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal. The case was also remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

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

The Board has determined that there is a need to verify the Veteran's reported stressors and obtain further treatment records before making a decision on his PTSD claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board is remanding the case to schedule a video-conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Waco RO due to the Veteran's preference for such.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, the minimum initial evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for verification of in-service stressors and a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA outpatient treatment records.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, hypertension, and bilateral arm disability were denied as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or service connection.