PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood throughout the appeal period. The RO increased his disability rating to 70 percent effective March 12, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his diagnosed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case will be readjudicated following this action.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the assignment of a higher 100 percent rating for his PTSD. The RO/AMC needs to obtain all outstanding VA medical records and review the expanded record before readjudicating the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and consideration of whether he is entitled to TDIU.

The Board previously denied service connection for PTSD and declined to address other psychiatric disorders. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder and a depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The appeal on the issues of tinnitus and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities has been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling of hearings before a Decision Review Officer and a Travel Board. The Veteran's claims will be further considered based on this new information.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 23, 2008 for his TDIU award, finding that he was not unemployable prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus, made him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 19, 2006, to December 28, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and adding all outstanding VA treatment records to the claims file.

The Veteran seeks service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, which he claims is related to an inservice personal/sexual assault. The most recent VA outpatient treatment records are dated September 2010, and the Veteran has been receiving treatment at a military sexual trauma program since then. Additional VA and private medical records must be obtained before a final decision can be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and entitlement to TDIU due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing pre-service onset or aggravation during service, as well as failure to meet all other criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no verified stressor to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying a specific stressor event. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which represents total occupational and social impairment. The TDIU claim has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression and PTSD, due to a lack of current diagnosis and evidence. The case will be returned to the RO/AMC for further development.