PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding his service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and therefore service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication due to issues related to service connection and effective dates.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying service in Korea. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder with missed anxiety and depressed mood, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of burn scars or an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) incurred in service and denied both claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 50 percent evaluation effective October 26, 2007. The claim for increased rating is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Affective Disorder, and Adjustment Disorder Anxiety, is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. However, the issue of whether these conditions are related to service is still pending.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to symptoms like near-continuous depression affecting the ability to function independently. For this reason, the Board finds that a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD is warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran is also entitled to TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification on whether his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD with major depressive disorder, effective from December 31, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been more severe than the initial rating of 30 percent. The VA has now granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD effective from June 28, 2012.

The case is REMANDED for the following actions: 1) Ask the Veteran to identify all providers of psychiatric treatment he has received since his discharge from active duty, and to provide authorizations for VA to obtain records of any such private treatment. The RO should secure for the record copies of complete clinical records of the treatment identified; 2) Arrange for a psychiatric examination of the Veteran to determine the nature and likely etiology of his psychiatric disability(ies).

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gall bladder disorder, liver disorder, and residuals of a miscarriage are being remanded due to the need for additional development. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at July 11, 2005.