PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted service connection and assigned a noncompensable disability rating, effective prior to April 1, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent effective July 22, 2011, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 7, 2010 for additional compensation benefits for a dependent spouse is denied as the Veteran did not provide necessary information regarding his spouse until January 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder, as secondary to fibromyalgia, was granted. The issue of PTSD is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but the status of service connection for low back disorder and skin disorder is unknown due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) is considered a result of combat stressors experienced during his deployment in Iraq.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-patient clinical records from Bremerhaven Army Hospital and verifying a stressor event. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions are also to be evaluated by VA medical professionals.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The case will be readjudicated after the additional evidence is added to the record.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination, as well as obtaining records from SSA and private treatment providers. The Veteran's service connection claim will be reconsidered based on the new information.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding records from a treating doctor, Dr. J. A. J. O., and further development is required before the claim can be decided.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus was denied. The Board is remanding the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to pending evidence and potential service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a supplemental medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with service connection established for PTSD and xerosis of the skin. The other issues remain pending.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to September 19, 2008 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS is found to be etiologically related to his active duty service and granted service connection.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as well as left knee DJD secondary to his service-connected low back disability. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection or aggravation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, prostate cancer, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 27, 2007.