PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2017

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was not manifest in service or related to service. The evidence did not establish a link between any current psychiatric condition and service.

The Veteran was not found to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities from April 1, 2006 to August 2, 2011.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and that his symptoms are related to in-service stressors, including witnessing another servicemember's death from burns and feeling unnerved by enemy activity. As such, service connection is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to her in-service sexual trauma and finds that the benefit of doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was granted. The VA also determined that the Veteran's abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery did not result in any additional disability, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his PTSD has been granted, and he is now receiving the maximum available rating of 70 percent effective August 23, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, with the Board finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation at any point during the appeal period.

The Veteran's PTSD rendered him unemployable and the Board has determined that a 100 percent disability rating is warranted for his PTSD since August 3, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with service connection established for PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS. The decision also noted that the Veteran wanted to withdraw his appeal regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left leg and groin nerve injury.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work and mood. The effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD remains to be determined.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial evaluation and an earlier effective date for PTSD with insomnia was denied. The Board found that the criteria for total occupational and social impairment were not met, and thus, no higher rating could be assigned.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is more likely than not caused by her service-connected TBI, and thus grants service connection for PTSD as secondary to TBI.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be etiologically related to his active military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records.

The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, including DDD of the lumbar spine and peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD, as the previous evaluation from 2009 is outdated.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to May 4, 2010 is being remanded due to the need for further consideration by the Director of Compensation Service.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities is caused by his service-connected diabetes, and therefore granted secondary service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) claim has been expanded to include other diagnoses based on evidence of record.