PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing a new opinion from a VA examiner. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered after this process.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and major depressive disorder, is related to his service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including depression. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations of his service-connected PTSD and Tourette syndrome, as well as a claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD, dysthymia and adjustment disorder with anxiety, all of which are found to be related to his service in Vietnam. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD effective May 26, 2010. The Veteran's claim of an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure a complete record upon which to decide his claims, including VA examinations and the provision of all necessary records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum addressing the current diagnoses and whether they are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as he does not have a diagnosed mental disability, including PTSD. His claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms most closely approximate those for a 50 percent rating, and the Board has granted an increased rating of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disorder and an earlier effective date for PTSD were both denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims, and that April 10, 2009 was the earliest date of receipt of his claims.

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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus with headaches and PTSD in the May 16, 1989 decisions. The Veteran appealed these denials.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verifying his alleged stressors and obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision also found that his personality disorder was not related to service and did not preexist service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are not service-connected, as they are related to a non-service-connected neck disability. The PTSD diagnosis is also not service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD was denied because there is no evidence of such a condition in service or any link between it and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, is being remanded due to incomplete development of his claims file. The VA will attempt to obtain his complete service personnel records, in-service psychiatric treatment records, and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since December 2005, and the appeal for an increased rating is denied. The effective date of TDIU remains November 30, 2009.