PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination and adding all subsequent treatment records from the Minneapolis VAMC.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to July 19, 2011 resulted in moderate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination and readjudication of the claim due to issues with the Veteran's address. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which may include PTSD, prolonged adjustment disorder, or clinical depression.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression and bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining any outstanding medical records. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD and his current psychiatric disabilities are not related to service or to service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since November 21, 1997, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records from SSA and VA Fayetteville.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a social survey to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, which is considered a direct result of his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA guidelines.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD and determine if it renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address whether any identified acquired psychiatric disorder was caused or aggravated by the service-connected acne vulgaris. The claim will be readjudicated based on this additional development.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and his claim for headaches was also denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by depression, irritability, anger, anxiety, short-term memory impairment, concentration and attention problems, social withdrawal and isolation, sleep disturbances, hypervigilance, and intrusive thoughts. These symptoms have caused serious but not total social and occupational impairment warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment reaction, PTSD, depression, and anxiety, has been rated at 50 percent since May 14, 2013. This rating is in line with the current level of disability as determined by a VA examination conducted on May 2013.