PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol abuse due to insufficient evidence, including outdated VA treatment records. The Veteran will need to provide copies of his representative withdrawal letter and any outstanding VA medical records must be obtained. A new comprehensive VA examination is required to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his coronary artery disease and PTSD is being remanded for additional development. The decision on the current rating for coronary artery disease remains denied, with a finding that it warrants only a 60 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% for the period prior to September 18, 2012, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no valid diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence did not show a link between current symptoms and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms and their impact on his occupational and social functioning. A new medical opinion is needed to determine the appropriate level of impairment for rating purposes, including staged ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right ankle fracture residuals, diabetes mellitus type 2, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His total disability rating is currently at 80 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent from February 7, 2012 to May 16, 2012. A rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and MDD, which are found to be related to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety disorder (PTSD) and TDIU claim. The rating for his anxiety disorder remains at 10 percent, but he is seeking an increased rating.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and granted it, finding that there is a current diagnosis and a causal relationship to active service.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating is being remanded due to a possible material change in the condition since his last VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim will be further evaluated with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, since the effective date of service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective July 3, 2013. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD and the earlier effective date for PTSD are granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a pre-service diagnosis and concluded that the current psychiatric condition is not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a stressor during service and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and related psychiatric disorders, but has remanded the case to determine if a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder exists and its etiology.

The claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened and granted. The appeal regarding compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of Parkinson's disease, neurogenic bladder, insomnia, and headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and panic disorder without agoraphobia, has been rated at 50 percent since May 1, 2014. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with those described for a 50 percent disability rating.