PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, PTSD, and MDD, are found to have started during service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

Your appeal for an increased rating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in October 1982, but reopened and granted service connection on May 30, 2006. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the reopening application.,Entitlement to a TDIU was granted in September 2010 with an effective date of December 17, 2007. The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD prior to this date remains denied.,The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent and the appeal seeks either a higher initial rating or a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective September 27, 2010. Prior to that date, the rating was denied.

The Board has remanded both claims of service connection due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the low back disability, and because a decision on one could significantly impact the other.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a depressive disorder, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination using DSM-IV criteria. The examiner must determine if the conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent from the date of service connection, effective September 28, 2012. The Veteran also received a TDIU and SMC based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol and cocaine dependence is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and PTSD. The Veteran's in-service symptoms are considered to be the onset of his current diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder), but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's tinnitus based on his credible testimony of in-service noise exposure, despite not meeting VA criteria for a hearing loss disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal, and he is granted a TDIU effective from August 25, 2011. The issues of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an increased rating for PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The claim for PTSD has been reopened, but further evidence is needed to establish its etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a change in diagnostic criteria and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's loss of a right testicle is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a skin disability, increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, and increased rating for PTSD due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's lumbar strain disability is rated at 20% prior to February 5, 2015 and at 40% thereafter. The appeal for increased ratings remains pending.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder) is remanded.