PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. His left knee disability remains at 20 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is granted for service connection for shin splints and the effective date of September 1, 2007. The claim for an increased rating for major depression disorder with PTSD remains pending. The claim for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD was not etiologically related to an in-service event, but rather more likely due to his post-service occupation as a police officer. As such, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the VA examination and the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from Nevada State Mental Hospital and VA medical centers. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective July 15, 2010. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues include service connection for a heart disability secondary to PTSD and seeking an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent, effective March 12, 2014. This renders moot the issue of entitlement to a TDIU as his PTSD alone already meets the criteria for a 100% rating.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or an anxiety disorder, NOS. The VA examiner concluded that there is no evidence supporting these diagnoses.,Regarding erectile dysfunction, the Board noted that it could not be determined if this condition was related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claimed memory loss and TBI are not service-connected as they are related to non-service connected conditions or do not have a direct link to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD is not service-connected due to lack of credible supporting evidence for a claimed in-service stressor related to military sexual assault, and the examination did not find any current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected. The left elbow, left shoulder, right ankle, and right knee disorders are denied due to lack of evidence linking them to service or a service-connected condition. The thoracolumbar spine disorder, testicular pain, chest pain (costochondritis), stomach pain, and headaches are also denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and his PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition.,The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a 70 percent or 100 percent evaluation under DC 9411.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD have been denied by the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to be productive of total occupational and social impairment prior to November 28, 2011, warranting a 100 percent schedular evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD is caused or aggravated by his active service and granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD most nearly approximates deficiencies in most areas of work, school, family relationships, thinking, judgment, and mood without total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his vocation rehabilitation folder.