PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2011

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence now shows that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran has any current psychiatric disorder that is attributable to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on a confirmed in-service stressor of seeing soldiers injured by mines, which is consistent with the Veteran's military service and fear of hostile military activity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an updated opinion regarding the Veteran's employability and a VA PTSD examination to address the current nature and severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and his current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression, did not have its onset in service or within one year thereafter and has not been etiologically linked to his service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and private medical records. The Veteran is also to be provided with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA respiratory examination to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea. The examiner should address whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected bronchial asthma and/or PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 27, 2002. The symptoms described by the 30 percent rating have produced occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD was granted, and the effective date is set at March 15, 2005.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and a claim of entitlement to service connection for heart disease has been referred to the AOJ. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional action is needed to evaluate the Veteran's PTSD and TDIU claims, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining updated employment information. The Veteran may be entitled to an increased rating for his PTSD or a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining corroborating evidence of in-service personal assault stressors and seeking VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible or corroborated in-service stressor to support the diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder is currently rated at 70 percent since April 27, 2009. The Board found that the symptoms described meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected mood disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.

The Veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 30 percent prior to September 14, 2010. Effective from that date, the VA has granted a 50 percent disability rating for his PTSD.