PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings following the award of service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and depression associated with a service-connected lumbar spine disability was denied. The denial is based on the lack of evidence showing a diagnosis of PTSD during military service or since his claim, as well as inadequate details provided for verification of claimed stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus had its onset in service. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and anxiety disorder) remains pending as it is related to a different aspect of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if service connection is warranted for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are also being reviewed for any additional evidence.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it on the merits, finding that there is an approximate balance of positive evidence in favor of the Veteran's claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, a bladder condition, acid reflux, infection of the hands, and a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The claim for erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding his specific learning disability and its impact on employment, as well as an assessment of the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling beginning December 28, 2010. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ear hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD are granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending before the Board.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis. The Board has reframed the issue as entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder and depression.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his claim of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to November 9, 2007 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board found that this met the criteria for a 50% evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and there is no evidence of asbestosis. The cause of death listed on the death certificate was end-stage cardiac disease.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, dysthymic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Additionally, he needs a VA examination to assess whether his current left ankle disability is related to service or if it was caused by his service-connected chronic right ankle sprain.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left eye disability and PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting higher ratings.