PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily. The Board finds a 30 percent rating is appropriate for all periods on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD did not result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, thus the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn prior to the Board's decision. The Veteran is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, with depression being found more likely related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, which is considered a direct service connection as there was no need to rely on any presumption or secondary condition.

The Board has denied all service connection claims, finding no current disability or causal link to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased initial ratings for PTSD with dysthymic disorder, indicating satisfaction with the current rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since the initial grant of service connection, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupation tasks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of low back disability, and determined that chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and a chronic lung disease are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a rating of 70 percent, effective January 5, 2009. The Veteran's headaches have not been found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD and the Board finds that his symptoms are linked to stressors experienced during service, thus granting service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that new evidence supports reopening of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with alcohol abuse and cirrhosis of the liver, prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial increased rating for PTSD and for an effective date earlier than June 9, 2008, for the grant of a TDIU.

The Board previously denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from November 1, 2007, to August 3, 2009. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining allegations of error.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported stressors are consistent with his military service and supported by medical evidence. Service connection for Bipolar Disorder II in partial remission is denied.

The Veteran's combined disability rating of 80 percent from June 25, 2007 meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating. However, the evidence does not show that he was precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than anxiety and mood disorders, to include PTSD, polysubstance abuse, and/or bipolar disorders, to also include as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability, and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since June 1, 2014. The Board is granting a 100 percent rating for PTSD.,The Veteran's sole service-connected disability (PTSD) does not meet the criteria for TDIU as it is already receiving a 100 percent schedular evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are related to his military service. The claim is granted.