PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional VA examinations and to obtain pertinent records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder was initially rated at 50 percent before April 10, 2012. From April 10, 2012, the rating was increased to 70 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the impact of PTSD on his employment.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to confirm the Veteran's alleged stressor incidents and remands the case for this purpose.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service assault, and the Board finds that service connection for PTSD should be granted.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD was increased to 50 percent effective March 8, 2007. The Board remanded the case in April 2012 and again in September 2011, ultimately denying a higher initial rating.

The VA denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and to reopen his claim for service connection for depression. The VA found that there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or a chronic disability manifested by tremors, seizures, short-term memory loss, sleep disturbance, headaches, fatigue, and ED. The diagnoses provided did not support the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), did not begin during or was otherwise caused by military service. The Board found no evidence of PTSD and concluded that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 70 percent disabling since January 10, 2005. The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a clarifying medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or PTSD.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from November 7, 1996 and also denied service connection for a somatization disorder manifested by stomach symptoms secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with depressive disorder was increased to a 70 percent evaluation effective May 21, 2012. Prior to that date, the disability had not met criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD with associated sleep disorder of dysomnia resulted in total social and occupational impairment from March 2, 2006. The appeal was granted for a rating in excess of 70 percent for the period from November 22, 2005 to March 2, 2006.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the Board finds that his PTSD had its onset in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety neurosis with PTSD and consideration of whether he meets the schedular criteria for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA medical records and to schedule a psychiatric examination to determine the nature of his current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and whether they are related to service.