PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2011

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the Veteran's PTSD. The claim will be readjudicated in light of all pertinent evidence and legal authority.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for bronchial asthma and evaluation for a nervous disorder are also being addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, as well as whether service connection can be established for loss of use of his right foot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence showing the conditions were incurred in service. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of right knee and foot disorders, as well as a higher rating for PTSD, was denied. The Board found no current evidence of the claimed disabilities other than his already service-connected peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder was granted. However, the appeal regarding his PTSD rating prior to February 22, 2005 and on and after that date is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his blindness and PTSD, are found to have caused or contributed substantially to his death from renal failure due to hypertension.

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

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is likely attributable to his service. The right shoulder disorder claim is denied as there is no evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including issuance of proper notice and a VA opinion regarding whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 30 percent disabling since January 31, 2007. The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant did not meet the legal requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's PTSD alone does not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to December 15, 2009 and increased to 50 percent from that date.,PTSD symptoms prior to December 15, 2009 included depressed mood, panic attacks (monthly or less often), and chronic sleep impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient clinic records and a new VA examination to assess PTSD severity.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 10 percent since November 21, 2007. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects his symptoms and impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks from December 27, 2001 through January 12, 2004. The disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to an in-service sexual assault and has been granted service connection for this condition.