PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2015

The Veteran's PTSD is shown to cause occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The disability picture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete development and the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to June 18, 2013, and increased to 70 percent effective from June 18, 2013.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the RO relied on inadequate QTC examinations. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and remanded for further adjudication of TDIU request.

The Veteran's PTSD is not related to his active military service, and the Board finds that he does not have a valid claim for service connection based on this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and polysubstance abuse, are related to service or other conditions. The examination should address whether these diagnoses are due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing via live videoconference.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS, with PTSD and depressive symptoms is manifested by symptoms productive of functional impairment comparable to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran's claims for service connection for both PTSD and a bilateral foot disorder have been denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to persistent danger of hurting others, warranting a 100% disability rating since the date of his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's SMC benefits were properly discontinued as he did not meet the statutory threshold percentage requirements for SMC and was not permanently housebound due to a service-connected disability or disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA psychiatric examination, as well as the potential need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 70 percent disabling, the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and that his upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% since June 17, 2009. The effective date for this rating is November 23, 2010.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for traumatic brain injury with post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic tension headaches have been denied as the evidence does not more nearly approximate the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation prior to September 14, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, shrapnel wounds of both legs, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other conditions during service that would support these claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses include major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, which are more likely than not related to situational stressors during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of September 3, 1996.