PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD remains at 10 percent, with no change in his disability status.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of reduced reliability and productivity due to sleep disturbance, avoidance, feelings of detachment and estrangement, difficulty with relationships, increased arousal, irritability, depression, and passive suicidal and homicidal ideation. The Board has determined that the criteria for an initial evaluation of a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD have been met.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his alcohol abuse and schizophrenia, not service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including clarifying which of the Veteran's disabilities are considered 'service connected' and determining whether his service-connected conditions alone render him housebound.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent effective June 27, 2013. The gunshot wound to the left thigh with retained fragment is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations and additional evidence collection. The RO will arrange for the Veteran to undergo VA examinations for his PTSD and shell fragment wound in the left bicep.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to personal assault is being remanded as additional evidence and a VA examination are needed.

The Veteran's claimed stressor, which involved being threatened by Vietnamese enemy soldiers in Vietnam in September 1977, was not verified. As a non-combat veteran, the Veteran's lay statements alone are insufficient to establish the occurrence of this alleged stressor. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a higher initial rating of 50 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and employment records, as well as a new examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and tinnitus. The effective date for service connection for PTSD will also be determined.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have confirmed exposure to herbicides in service, and there is no evidence linking any of his claimed conditions to military service or to any incident therein. As such, service connection for all claims is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and verifying stressor events.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The issue was remanded by the Court and returned to the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, arranging a VA examination, and considering newly submitted evidence.

The Veteran's appeal was denied across multiple issues, including PTSD, fibromyalgia, pulmonary sarcoidosis with asthma, tendonitis of the left ankle, retropatellar pain syndrome (myxoid degeneration) of both knees, human papilloma virus, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other conditions. The appeals were not granted for any of these issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to address his PTSD. The case will be readjudicated after the examination.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the credibility of the Veteran's alleged stressor events and to verify if he served at the DMZ. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 100 percent effective October 1, 2005, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD or bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are not etiologically related to his military service.