PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims have been granted, but the specific disability ratings and effective dates are not provided in this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating. The Board denied both his claim for an increased rating for PTSD and his claim for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD substantially contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder and PTSD, claimed as psychosis with neurosis, due to incomplete development of records and need for a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's allegations of a personal assault in service were not credible and did not meet the criteria for PTSD. The acquired psychiatric disorder was also not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain SSA records, VA treatment records, and examinations of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The issues on appeal include reopening a claim of service connection for headaches, increased ratings for residuals of laceration of the left arm and hypertension, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, provide a VA examination for his psychological conditions and hearing loss, and determine the appropriate service connection theory.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD based on fear of hostile military activity. Service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran experienced combat-related stressors during his deployment in Saudi Arabia and is presumed to have incurred PTSD as a result of these events.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to cause mild impairment, warranting a 10% disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and issuance of a supplemental statement of the case (SOC).

The Veteran's PTSD with Personality Disorder NOS is currently rated at 50 percent, effective January 18, 2012. The disability results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, with depression and binge eating disorder. The claim of service connection for a low back disability is remanded due to the need for further examination and development.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD and panic disorder with agoraphobia, as well as his TDIU claim, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records and consideration of vocational rehabilitation records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder is being REMANDED. The earlier effective date claim for PTSD was dismissed due to the finality of the 1997 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD causes significant occupational and social impairment, resulting in a 70% rating.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been granted service connection and rated at 30 percent, the lowest possible rating under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since September 26, 2011. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.