PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a new opinion on the combined impact of all service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's employability and obtaining evidence from SSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral wrist joint disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that her diagnoses were not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to service or a service-connected disorder, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify the Veteran's in-service stressors, which are alleged to have resulted in his current psychiatric conditions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional VA examinations to evaluate the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected low back strain, left eye disability, and PTSD. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA spine examination, a VA eye examination, and a VA mental disorders examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his reported stressors are consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of his service. His PTSD symptoms are related to the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and denied a higher initial disability rating for his lumbar spine degenerative disc disease. The lumbar spine condition is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and major depression has been granted, with the diagnosis of PTSD being supported by evidence from his military service. The decision also includes a finding of major depression.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder due to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The case will be reconsidered after a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a disability rating of 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of stressor events and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition. The Veteran does not have PTSD due to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, but generally functions satisfactorily.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development of his medical records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to December 22, 2010, and has been increased to 50 percent effective that date. The appeal is for a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.