PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for her acquired neuropsychiatric disorder, anxiety disorder NOS with features of atypical panic symptoms and PTSD and depressive disorder NOS was granted. The effective date for this grant is December 8, 1994.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent prior to May 2, 2011 and at 50 percent thereafter. The Board has determined that the increase in rating from 30% to 50% was warranted as of May 2, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment and personnel records, verifying stressors, and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and extent of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess his current PTSD symptoms and their impact on his employment and daily activities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA vocational rehabilitation records and confirming his reported stressors. He will also be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD and whether it is related to service. Additionally, he will undergo a VA general medical examination to assess the severity of his service-connected orthopedic disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and SSA SSI records, as well as inpatient or 'clinical' service treatment records from Ireland Army Community Hospital. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD effective May 5, 2010. The initial rating period prior to this date remains under review.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updating the record with any recent VA treatment records. The case will be reviewed to determine if service connection can be granted for his claimed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's claimed stressors are consistent with his service and whether he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to provide additional evidence or information, and a VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed in the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. This includes obtaining a stressor statement from the Veteran and scheduling her for a VA examination to determine if she meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD related to her reported in-service sexual assault or fear of hostile military activity.

The Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only has been granted due to the loss of use of at least one foot as a result of service-connected disabilities. The issue of reopening the sterility claim is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for cervical and lumbar spine conditions, as well as PTSD. The evidence received since previous decisions did not meet the criteria for reopening these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder have been granted, along with a TDIU. Her combined disability rating is now 70 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disability to include an adjustment disorder NOS or PTSD at the time of filing, and concluded that service connection is not warranted. The issue of TDIU remains unresolved as there was insufficient information provided regarding the appellant's current employment status.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD or other mental illness, including depressive disorder. The remaining claims of service connection for testicular cancer and BPH, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded to the RO.

The Veteran's PTSD disability picture does not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment, as his symptoms do not include gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, disorientation to time or place, memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation or own name.

The case is being remanded for further development to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation of GERD and PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress. The Board finds that the criteria for a 30 percent rating have not been demonstrated for any period.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since August 9, 2004. The current evidence does not support an increase in the evaluation.