PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD with organic brain syndrome is currently rated at 50 percent, effective January 20, 2004. The Board finds that the current rating of 70 percent is warranted based on the severity and duration of his symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder has been rated at 70 percent since October 1, 2012. The rating is based on the severity of her symptoms and their impact on her occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% since January 31, 2010, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a new examination to assess the severity of his PTSD with anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his bilateral hearing loss and PTSD.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and his unemployability is found to be a result of his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for further evidentiary development, including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records, and for examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and chronic headache disabilities. The RO should also consider a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 50 percent prior to March 19, 2008 and a maximum 100 percent rating from February 1, 2011. The Veteran also received a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's TBI and PTSD have been granted, but the Board has determined that neither condition warrants a rating in excess of the current assigned ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depression is rated at 50 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU. The claims for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy, bronchitis, swelling of joints in the upper extremities, sleep apnea, and low back disorder are all denied. Service connection was reopened for atrial fibrillation with hypertension and mitral valve insufficiency and low back disorder.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for a VA examination to determine his employability status due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder, that is related to his military service. The VA examinations did not find any evidence of such conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to incomplete stressor verification and further development of the case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have a diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted, with an effective date of August 26, 2006. The Board found that the evidence supported his unemployability due to service-connected disability as of August 2003.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO/AMC for further development, including issuance of a supplemental statement of the case and scheduling an additional VA psychiatric examination. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a more recent VA examination and additional treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD (Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood), were granted. However, his claim for a low back disability was denied.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to June 22, 2011 is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining his vocational rehabilitation and education folder, and another opinion regarding his employability based on the cumulative effect of his service-connected disabilities.