PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but generally functioning satisfactorily with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, finding that she was not prevented from initiating or completing a chosen program of education due to her own or her children's disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD has been consistently rated at 70 percent since June 9, 2006, based on symptoms including irritability and difficulty adapting to stressful situations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and PTSD have been granted. The claim to reopen a low back disability has also been reopened.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder was granted a 50 percent disability rating effective January 28, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was evaluated at various levels of severity from March 19, 2009 to December 8, 2009. The initial evaluations were granted but not in excess of the assigned ratings.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review this matter.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of military sexual trauma during his active duty service, and the Board finds that this disability is related to his active duty service. Service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying in-service stressors. A psychiatric examination will also be scheduled to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total (100 percent) rating for PTSD is denied as the November 1994 Board decision, which awarded this effective date, is final.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied as there was no formal or informal claim filed prior to March 17, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD, service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities have been granted. The earliest dates assignable for these conditions are based on the dates of receipt of his initial claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, resulting in the dismissal of this claim.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective from October 20, 2002 due to his service-connected disabilities. The effective date was determined based on the earliest date of receipt of a claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorder NOS is being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The case will be adjudicated again after the necessary corrective actions are taken.

The Veteran's TBI residuals have been properly rated under the appropriate diagnostic codes, and a separate compensable disability rating for TBI under Diagnostic Code 8045 is denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is granted as his current diagnosis of PTSD with depression is related to his military service.