PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining USPS employment records from OPM.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, finding that new evidence supports reopening the claim. The Veteran's symptoms are linked to his alleged military sexual trauma.

The Board has ordered the RO/AMC to provide the Veteran with all outstanding, necessary notice in regard to his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be reviewed after any additional development is completed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and attempting to obtain disability retirement records from the State of California. The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are being examined by a VA examiner to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depression, was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or causal relationship between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right fourth toe fracture, and postoperative excision of lesion scar of the left chest were denied. The claim for TDIU was not addressed as it is part of a higher rating claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as sleep impairment with nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance, anxiety, and some occupational impairment. The rating reflects the Veteran's GAF score ranging from 54 to 55.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining recent treatment records from VA facilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and whether his current psychiatric disorders are related to service. The appeal is currently pending further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warranted a 100% disability rating prior to January 15, 2010 due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and the VA examiners determined his symptoms were more likely attributable to ADHD and specific phobia with obsessive compulsive features.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder contributed substantially or materially to cause his death, resulting in a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD continues, and the case is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD. Additionally, a TDIU claim requires a VA examination assessing the impact of all service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is not shown to have been incurred in, aggravated by, or causally related to his period of recognized active service with the Special Philippine Scouts. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling, effective April 7, 2011. The rating reflects the severity of symptoms such as suicidal ideation, near-continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, and impaired impulse control.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by symptoms such as nightmares, occasional depression, sleep disturbance, social isolation, avoidant behavior, anger, hypervigilance, irritability, and feeling uncomfortable in crowds. This is productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and treatment records, requiring further development including a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated at 70 percent, effective December 1, 2006. The Board has also granted a TDIU prior to August 28, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of his diagnoses and their relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal and acquired psychiatric disorders are not service-connected, as they were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.