PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and residuals of TBI are service-connected based on direct evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for partial left femoral nerve injury and tinnitus, finding that these conditions were not the result of the Veteran's willful misconduct. The other issues related to service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD and his capacity for gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating, reflecting deficiencies in most areas of work, school, and family relations.

The Veteran is shown as likely as not to be in the need of regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD rated at 100 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. His appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn prior to the Board's decision.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and there is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition.

The Board has found the Veteran's PTSD to be etiologically related to his service, specifically his time in Vietnam where he experienced combat stressors and identified dead bodies through dental records. As a result, the Veteran is granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and his right hand disability is rated as non-compensable. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as it did not meet the criteria based on when the claim was received and when entitlement arose.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since January 2011, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining all records reviewed in conjunction with the Veteran's claim and scheduling a VA examination to determine if an acquired psychiatric disability is related to active duty.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since July 19, 2010. The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and for an opinion on whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's request for a hearing and his desire to obtain private medical records before having his claim readjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying stressors and obtaining a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Service connection was also denied for a skin disorder, low back disorder, sleep disorder, stomach disorder, penis deformity, prostate disorder, and heart disease.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD has been granted. The Board also found that the Veteran had other diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including dysthymic and depressive disorder, which are not in dispute as they were already addressed in his original claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective May 30, 2012. The rating was granted based on increased social impairment and isolation.,The Veteran's residuals of a left shoulder shell fragment wound are currently rated at 20 percent.