PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2014

The Veteran does not have PTSD or a current diagnosis of panic disorder that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder, to include as secondary to PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and ADHD. The issues of service connection for low back, left hip, and left leg disabilities were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and consideration of a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and Parkinson's disease, necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board has granted SMC based on this need.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and Depression, finding that new evidence (a VA psychological examination in December 2012) supports the reopening of the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him incapable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since December 16, 2006. The effective date for this TDIU is set at June 21, 2011.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective February 24, 2005. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is not causally or etiologically related to his service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety and agoraphobia. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain updated treatment records and clarify the nature of his scarring.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, which was incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent initial evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and depression, were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The Board found that the Veteran did not suffer from any mental or psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and another VA compensation examination to reassess his service-connected scars. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and major depression are secondary to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and is dismissing the diabetes claim due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability picture and does not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent since January 20, 2010, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of his current psychiatric disability and because he served in Iraq, which may support a diagnosis of PTSD. Additionally, VA treatment records are needed for his bilateral shin splints with a closed stress fracture on the left.