PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining information about when the USS Cape Cod was deployed in the Persian Gulf and attempting to corroborate any stressors. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to assess his current diagnoses of all psychiatric disorders and determine whether they are related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD before a final decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO/AMC for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and considering his TDIU claim under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private psychiatric evaluations. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded to determine the current severity of his disability and its impact on employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder and panic disorder, is being remanded due to the need to develop his service personnel records and verify his claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate his increased disability rating claim for PTSD with major depressive disorder first. The TDIU claim will be held in abeyance until the increased disability rating claim is resolved.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated treatment records and an examination, as well as to consider his claim for TDIU benefits.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his symptoms are related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his service in the Gulf War.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that there is sufficient corroborative evidence to support her reported in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, PAD, AAA, and DM were found to be a likely contributing factor in his death. The Veteran was granted DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining private and VA treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's April 1995 claim for nonservice-connected pension should be construed as a claim for service connection for PTSD due to his drug and alcohol addiction. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at April 11, 1995.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and consideration of arguments submitted by his attorney.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression and PTSD. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran met the criteria for a current PTSD diagnosis or that any additional current psychiatric diagnoses were related to his active duty service.

The Board found that there is no verified in-service stressor for the Veteran's claimed PTSD, and thus service connection cannot be established. The conditions of PTSD, major depressive disorder, and mild anxiety are not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence that the claimed stressor occurred during his military service and the VA examiner found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's major depression and schizoaffective disorder are service-connected, but his PTSD claim is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since June 4, 2013. The rating is based on the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to January 7, 2013, more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. From January 7, 2013, the symptoms did not approximate total occupational and social impairment.