PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD based on an alleged in-service personal assault. The VA has not provided a VA examination or obtained all relevant records to adjudicate this claim.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 30 percent rating. Service connection for colon cancer and brain aneurysm were denied as there is no evidence of their onset during service or within the presumptive period.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was based solely on administrative error and not due to any fault or misrepresentation by the Veteran. As a result, the debt is invalid.

The Board found that there is no competent and credible evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, or a migraine headache disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since January 3, 2012. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran was diagnosed with depression during the appeal period, which is related to his military service. Therefore, service connection for depression has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and Vet Center records related to his PTSD and headaches. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported stressor is related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, and that it supports a diagnosis of PTSD. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for PTSD has been withdrawn, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter further.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, panic attacks more than once a week, impaired short-term memory, and difficulty in establishing effective work and social relationships.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his satisfaction with the last rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected PTSD, as well as for obtaining additional medical records from SSA and any other relevant sources.

The Board has referred the Veteran's TDIU claim to the Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation and Pension Service for an extra-schedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) due to his service-connected disabilities, such as PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizophreniform disorder, and major depressive disorder with psychotic features, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence is sufficient to establish a current diagnosis of depressive and/or mood disorders related to military service, but not PTSD or any other specific psychiatric condition. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to PTSD and Type II diabetes mellitus, due to a lack of a VA examination or opinion regarding the relationship between his hypertension and his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation prior to August 20, 2010, as his symptoms were less severe than those required for such a rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD related to an in-service stressor and his psychiatric disorders are less likely than not related to any incident in service.