PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence of his current PTSD severity. The VA will obtain recent treatment records and schedule a new examination.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no disability rating is assigned for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA medical records and a new VA examination to assess his PTSD symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by serious to more moderate symptoms with existing but limited social contacts and a tendency to isolative behavior, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD, which was granted in April 2010. The case has been remanded to schedule the Veteran for a hearing before the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an oversight in obtaining SSA records, which may be relevant to the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and/or schizophrenia. The case is being remanded to the RO/AMC for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board has found that this evaluation is appropriate based on his symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's combat experiences during his military service are sufficient to establish a stressor and that there is an approximate balance of evidence in favor of the claim. The Veteran now has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his confirmed combat-related stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and information regarding his claimed stressors. The VA will provide further examination and review of records to determine if any current psychiatric disorders, right foot or heel conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a near drowning incident, asthma, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), as well as his claim for a compensable evaluation for status post right inguinal hernia repair. The decision also noted that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective from January 9, 2009.

The Board has determined that an examination is necessary to determine whether the Veteran currently suffers from PTSD as a result of his claimed in-service stressors. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, lung disability, bilateral hearing loss, and dysentery require additional development due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and dysthymia as they are secondary to an inservice personal assault. Service connection for chronic tinnitus was also granted based on in-service exposure to gunfire and explosions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with depression, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and scars, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant.