PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in December 2001. The Board has now granted the claim on the basis of new and material evidence, but the other issues remain denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, needs further development due to the need to verify stressor events in service and determine if there is credible supporting evidence of such events. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not causally or etiologically related to service and did not become manifest within one year of his discharge from service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective April 25, 2008. The claim for an increased rating from the date of service connection remains pending.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, which is considered a direct relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since October 13, 2006. The Board also found that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD or other service-connected psychiatric conditions and denied the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD was denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder and depressive disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder. The decision is mixed as some conditions were granted while others were not.

The Board denied the moving party's request for an earlier effective date of September 7, 2000 for service connection granted for PTSD. The moving party did not provide specific grounds or evidence to support a claim of CUE.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and PTSD, is attributable to his service-connected spontaneous pneumothorax. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether this condition is secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and private treatment records, scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD and etiology of his low back disability, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred in active service based on confirmed stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and Social Security Administration disability records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA PTSD examination and updated treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the additional evidence is considered.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder has been rated at 50 percent since July 2005 and at 70 percent thereafter. The RO granted a higher rating for the disability, but did not address the claim for individual unemployability.

The November 26, 2002 rating decision granted a 70% disability rating for PTSD effective July 31, 2001. The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as the evidence showed he was working at that time.

For the portion of the appeal period extending from December 21, 2006 to May 21, 2012, the Veteran's PTSD manifestations have most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.,At no point during the appeal period extending from December 21, 2006, has the Veteran's PTSD manifested as productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas and/or an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, was granted with an effective date of October 14, 2011. The appeal is resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other conditions, is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and verify a reported stressor.