PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in reduced reliability and productivity prior to March 8, 2013. From March 8, 2013 onward, the Veteran displayed occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to his symptoms of depression, anxiety, memory loss, and difficulty maintaining relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have improved, but they still represent severe symptoms incompatible with gainful employment.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD and recurrent major depressive disorder, which are found to be related to his service. The Board grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and an additional VA examination of the left knee. The effective date claim will be addressed in a statement of the case.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression has been rated at 50 percent since December 1999. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating throughout the claim period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, adjustment disorder, and PTSD, is a result of injury during her service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from April 21, 2008 to September 19, 2009, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD in June 2008, finding that there were no verified stressors. The April 2010 rating decision by the RO determined that new and material evidence had not been received sufficient to reopen the Veteran's claim and denied it on the merits.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of difficulties ranging from mild to moderate, resulting in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board found that there is no verified or credible stressor upon which a diagnosis of PTSD was based, and thus service connection for PTSD cannot be established.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated at 50 percent since July 25, 2005. The symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 9411 for PTSD. The VA examiner found that his symptoms are consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD and assigned him an initial 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, headaches, low back disability, neck disability, and bilateral knee disabilities have been reopened. The evidence now supports a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and denied the claim.

The Board found the Veteran's allegations of a personal assault in service not credible and denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence of record to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressors and for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD with depression, and for any additional relevant medical records.