PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to confirm the Veteran's reported stressors, obtain private treatment records, and schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected, and he is granted a grant of service connection for PTSD. The hearing loss claim remains on appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that the character of his discharge barred him from receiving VA benefits other than health care under Chapter 17. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's PTSD claim was denied for an increased rating, but her respiratory disability claim is pending and will be remanded to the AOJ.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder and a gunshot wound to the right pectoralis major muscle, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU based on this finding.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD and did not address the other issues as they were not part of a single, pending appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if a higher rating is warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus do not result in total occupational and social impairment. The Board denied the initial rating for PTSD and TDIU claims.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied due to his failure to report for a VA medical examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The SSA records, including all adjudications and underlying records, must be associated with the Veteran's file.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and any relevant SSA records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective May 14, 2007. The claim for increased rating of low back strain was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and anxiety with panic attacks, irritable bowel syndrome, and fatigue associated with these conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since December 1, 2012.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's in-service stressor events are sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD and is requesting additional development to confirm this. The case will be remanded for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to March 14, 2016 included anger, irritability, impaired impulse control, depression, and severe social and occupational impairment. The Board found that the criteria for a 70 percent rating reasonably described his disability level.

The Board found that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as thinking, family relations, work, and mood.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, as there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding his diagnosis and stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD with psychotic disorder NOS was rated at 50 percent from December 13, 2006, to May 17, 2012. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating during this period.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder and PTSD.