PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder and sleeping disorder is rated at 50 percent disabling, effective September 14, 2009. The Board also granted a TDIU for the period from July 12, 2007 to December 31, 2010.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and found that the issue of TDIU has been reasonably raised by the record.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since July 26, 2017. The rating is based on the current level of impairment due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, which is considered a direct service connection as it was not linked to any specific exposure or presumption.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have improved since October 17, 2016, warranting a higher rating of 50 percent. His chronic migraine headaches remain at 30 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since the initial grant of service connection in February 2012. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating, but granted TDIU effective from November 15, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating, effective January 21, 2010. The Veteran is also found to meet criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, that is etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms, including difficulty sleeping and anxiety, have resulted in reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has determined a 50% evaluation is appropriate.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current PTSD and MDD are causally linked to his active service, including verified in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD with MDD is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, which is consistent with a 30 percent rating. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher schedular rating.

The Veteran does not have PTSD or a depressive disorder causally related to service, but he does have an anxiety disorder causally related to service. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a grant of service connection for PTSD or a depressive disorder.

The Board finds that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an anxiety disorder, is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has service connection for polysubstance abuse secondary to his PTSD. His hepatitis-C and cirrhosis of the liver are also found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected polysubstance abuse disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD, right knee disorder (arthritis), prostate condition, and sarcoidosis are related to service. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is presumed due to his military service in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. The right knee disorder, prostate condition, and sarcoidosis were not present until after service.

The Board found that the appellant's character and circumstances of his discharge are not a bar to entitlement to VA benefits because he was insane at the time of his unauthorized absence (UA).

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is linked to MST, a personal assault during service.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for left shoulder disorder and low back disorder.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative before the Board could issue a decision.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has PTSD related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder.