PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD does not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The in-service stressor must also be verified.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms caused reduced reliability and productivity in his occupational and social life prior to February 12, 2010. From that date forward, the symptoms caused deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period between May 5, 2003 to August 26, 2004. Therefore, his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since December 22, 2009. The Board found that the disability warranted a higher rating but did not provide adequate reasons or bases for denying an initial rating higher than 50 percent prior to April 27, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including those pertaining to the evaluation of spine and foot conditions, service connection for hip replacements, pes planus, arthritis, PTSD, and residuals of syphilis. The appeal was dismissed due to withdrawal.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to have caused total social and occupational impairment prior to January 12, 2005. Effective from that date, the Veteran is granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, has been granted service connection.,Service connection for a sinus condition is also granted.

The Board found insufficient credible supporting evidence to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and determined that new and material evidence has been received. The Board found that the Veteran experienced trauma after his active service, specifically the deaths of his first wife and ex-girlfriend, which led to PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a previously scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after scheduling a new hearing at the RO in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Veteran's PTSD and GERD have been granted, with a 50% rating for PTSD effective March 17, 2010, and a 0% rating for GERD effective September 5, 2010. The GERD rating is the highest possible under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted effective May 9, 2011 based on new evidence received after the original denial in December 2011.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD anxiety and major depression, that had its clinical onset in or is otherwise related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since February 16, 2012. The rating is based on the criteria for direct service connection and does not involve any presumption or secondary condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds no evidence of symptoms warranting a higher rating.,There is no service connection for a left shoulder disability or low back disability. The Veteran's bilateral hand disability and eye disabilities are not service connected.,Hypertension and prostate disability have been denied as well.,The Veteran's tremors of the hands, lips, and mouth were also not granted service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant an increased evaluation.