PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of left ear hearing loss is remanded. The initial PTSD disability rating claim remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% effective from March 22, 2017. This rating reflects the severity of his symptoms which include reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and finds that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is causally related to her in-service stressors. As such, the claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressor events, and his diagnoses do not meet the criteria for PTSD based on verified stressors.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, but has remanded it for further development to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors and provide a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent since September 23, 2014. Before that date, he was not service-connected for any mental health condition.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for PTSD, chronic with alcohol abuse and TBI is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for PTSD, a recurrent headache disorder, a recurrent left shoulder disorder, and a recurrent multiple joint disorder. The initial rating for major depressive disorder is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD that is linked to his documented in-service stressor, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for an effective date of May 12, 1981 for service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder prior to July 1, 2003.

The Veteran's treatment at GRMC on November 6, 2010 was for a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to his health. The Veteran had a total disability resulting from service-connected conditions and VA facilities were not feasibly available or reasonable to use beforehand.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent from April 9, 2014 to July 6, 2016 and a TDIU due to PTSD was granted from November 19, 2015 to July 6, 2016. The rating for bilateral hearing loss disability is still under review.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the period of April 9, 2014 to July 6, 2016.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate statement of reasons and bases for denying service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed with a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, PTSD, and GERD need further review due to missing records and additional evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from August 25, 2004. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent prior to May 12, 2015 and denied for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent from that date.