PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if she has PTSD related to her military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was not productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to January 3, 2013. On and after January 3, 2013, the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since January 25, 2013. The Board found that the symptoms are consistent with moderately severe impairment and did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, are not service-connected. His skin cancers have been found unrelated to his military service or presumed herbicide exposure.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome due to an undiagnosed illness, and vascular dementia. These conditions are all considered to be related to his military service.,Service connection is established based on direct evidence of a link between the current condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his PTSD. The issue of TDIU will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with information about the amended regulations for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia was reopened and granted. The claim for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since January 15, 2001. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating as his impairment from PTSD more nearly approximates occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to October 15, 2013 and denied for a higher rating. From October 15, 2013, the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. The effective dates for these grants are January 22, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and dysthymic disorder, is a result of disease or injury incurred in service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS, intermittent explosive disorder, and depression is granted. His PTSD and associated depression are attributed to his combat experiences in Vietnam.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be etiologically related to his military service, specifically a personal assault he experienced during service.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected due to a credible report of military sexual trauma during active duty, and the medical evidence supports this finding.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD and dysthymic disorder, as well as obtaining treatment records from the Vet Center.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Disorder NOS, and Depressive Disorder NOS is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records from Charleston VAMC.