PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2012

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including examinations and consideration of his claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from April 9, 2009. The Board granted a higher rating of 70 percent for this period.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of PTSD and service connection for a GI disability, specifically ulcers as secondary to PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a back disorder has been granted. The Board also found that the evidence is sufficient to grant an initial rating of 100 percent for major depression with PTSD, effective from January 18, 1997.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been granted, but the case is being remanded due to a request for a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim. However, there is no competent medical evidence of record showing a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of a bilateral knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evidentiary development due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD with depression is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for the left clavicle and service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) were both granted. The Veteran is now rated at 20% for his left clavicle disability, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for anxiety disorder and granted service connection for PTSD with secondary depressive and panic disorders. The evidence now shows that the Veteran experienced in-service stressors, including sexual assault and harassment, which led to her current psychiatric conditions.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension preceded his diabetes mellitus and was caused or aggravated by it. The claim is also remanded for an opinion on whether hypertension was caused or aggravated by PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating for the entire claim/appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim will be readjudicated on an extraschedular basis if warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and review of relevant medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by depression, nightmares, recurrent thoughts, problems with anger control, irritability, and hypervigilance. The VA assigned a 30 percent disability rating for the period from December 10, 2008 to September 23, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed as service connection for this condition was already granted and there remains no justiciable case or controversy before the Board at this time.