PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent since May 18, 2012. The Board finds that the evidence supports a grant of TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining ongoing records of PTSD treatment and arranging for a VA examination. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD remains in appellate status.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which meets the criteria for a higher rating. However, his TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed stressors were not credible and did not occur, as there was no documentation of any injuries or events consistent with his statements. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been withdrawn. The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to in-service traumatic events.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or other psychiatric disorder that was incurred during service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of his claim. The Board also granted a TDIU as of May 15, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records related to the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was granted, resulting in a disability rating of 70 percent. The Board also found that the TDIU claim due to PTSD had been raised by the record and granted it retroactively effective from January 11, 2007.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating prior to April 23, 2014. His bilateral hearing loss disability has not been rated.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is found to be causally related to his military service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's service connection for PTSD and found new and material evidence to reopen his claim of right ankle disability. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine if he currently suffers from a right ankle disability related to his active service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss and increased rating for PTSD. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and conducting new examinations to assess his prostate disorder and PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that there was no evidence of a right knee disability or heart disability due to in-service herbicide exposure. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and left knee disabilities were found not to warrant higher ratings.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and adjustment disorder, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment since May 2, 2002. A 100% disability rating was granted for this condition from May 2, 2002 to April 9, 2008.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and determine whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were a principal or contributory cause of his death, including metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma.

The Veteran's PTSD most nearly approximates total social and occupational impairment due to symptoms such as grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, chronic sleep disturbance, feelings of anger and irritability, avoidance, social isolation, exaggerated startle response, impaired impulse control with unprovoked irritability, frequent panic attacks, and an inability to maintain meaningful employment. The Veteran is currently granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.