PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is granted due to the establishment of a link between her fear of hostile military activity and her diagnosed PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since May 6, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's occupational and social impairment from his PTSD most nearly approximated reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, dysthymia and adjustment disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD and attributing depression to post-service substance abuse.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an Administrative Decision regarding his service from December 1983 to April 1989 and a VA examination to determine the etiology of his hearing loss and PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD, with anxiety and cognitive disorders, has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since the effective date of service connection. The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include depression are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of her medical records.

The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for this rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted, and he is entitled to a 10% evaluation for recurrent tinnitus. The claims for left ankle and leg disabilities have not met the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD does not result in more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms including, and similar to, impairment of memory, judgment, and abstract thinking, disturbance of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. Therefore, the criteria for a disability rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD have not been met.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment reflecting deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations. The preponderance of the evidence shows reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms like flattened affect, circumstantial speech, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective relationships.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, cardiovascular disease, and low back disability were denied as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or injury that could be linked to his current conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification of the nature of his incarceration and to determine if he was incarcerated due to a felony conviction, which would affect the overpayment calculation.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining clarification from the Veteran about his claimed in-service stressors and providing a VA examination. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and determine whether any additional disability ratings are warranted due to side effects from his medications.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and determined that he likely developed this condition due to events experienced during active military service.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD, and the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether this disability prevents him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for his service-connected PTSD with Adjustment Disorder and Depressed Mood is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including neuropsychological testing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran experienced a verified in-service stressor related to an artillery explosion, which is considered service-connected for PTSD.