PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling compensation examinations to reassess the severity of his prostate cancer residuals and PTSD.

The RO denied the claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD, as the Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, conducting a psychiatric examination, and readjudicating the claim based on all evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent since August 6, 2009. His bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to October 27, 2011 and meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating as of that date. Service connection for fungal infections of the big toenails and left hand is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for PTSD, indicating satisfaction with the current rating.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to circulatory collapse, caused by probable acute myocardial infarction and coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. The Board finds that PTSD did not contribute substantially or materially to the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination of his service-connected PTSD, as well as obtaining any recent medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete information regarding his in-service stressors and need for a comprehensive mental health evaluation.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD with dysthymia, has been rated at 30 percent since February 29, 2008. The Board finds that the evidence supports a higher evaluation of 70 percent.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, effective from January 13, 2009. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a generalized anxiety disorder, requires additional development due to incomplete records and need for clarification of stressor allegations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no evidence of a stressor event during his active military service. The Veteran was incarcerated from September 1974 to May 1975, which does not qualify as 'active service' and thus cannot be used to establish service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the N rate due to having suffered loss of use of both legs and a separate service-connected disability (PTSD) rated as 100 percent disabling or more.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied by operation of law as he does not meet the criteria for a current disability. The claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury, and vision disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood prior to June 13, 2008.