PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The RO denied the Veteran's earlier effective date claim for PTSD, assigning January 17, 2006 as the appropriate effective date.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relationships, judgment, thinking, or mood. However, he does not have total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 7, 2005 for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD are also being addressed.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification of the relationship between the Veteran's in-service stressor and her current depressive disorder. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's account of in-service military sexual trauma is credible, and she is granted service connection for PTSD as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development, including obtaining court-martial records from 1939 to 1976 and on and after 1976. The case will be readjudicated following these actions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and rated at 30% prior to July 2, 2012, and at 70% since then. The most recent VA examination in July 2012 showed symptoms including depression, anxiety, weekly panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, flattened affect, disturbance of motivation and mood, difficulty establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder, psychosis and anxiety was denied. The issue of service connection for arthritis was also denied.,The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim for residuals of a back injury was granted. Service connection for the condition was also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from January 28, 2005 to April 14, 2009. The Board found that the evidence showed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired short- and long-term memory, and disturbances of motivation and mood.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD with anxiety and depression, is related to an inservice personal assault. The Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to combat exposure in Vietnam, and his tinnitus of the left ear is also service-connected.

The Veteran's PTSD has been characterized by symptoms such as irritability, nightmares, chronic sleep impairment, and loss of concentration. These symptoms have caused some occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's appeal is for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has determined that further development is needed before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and skin rashes has been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claims, and established that the Veteran currently suffers from PTSD related to his in-service stressors. Service connection was also granted for skin rashes based on a December 2011 psychological evaluation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of service connection for PTSD and a bilateral hip condition prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been remanded due to the withdrawal of an appeal for asthma by the appellant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and associated alcoholism contributed substantially to his death from respiratory failure, sepsis, malnutrition, and alcoholism. The appeal is granted.