PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The retroactive award of compensation benefits for the period from June 23, 1982 to February 28, 2006 was correctly calculated and paid. The Veteran's retroactive award included additional benefits for her dependent son through his completion of vocational school at age twenty-two.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms, including suicidal ideation and near continuous anxiety and depression, have caused deficiencies in work, family relations, thinking and mood.,The evidence does not show that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security disability records and VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the requested information has been obtained.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to November 2, 2009 and granted a 70 percent rating from January 1, 2010 to September 6, 2010. The effective date for the 100 percent schedular rating remains unresolved.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his PTSD claim and consideration of a TDIU. The case will be returned to the Board after further action.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with associated paranoid thinking and depression, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to an in-service sexual assault.

For the portion of the appeal period extending from April 16, 2008 to February 15, 2010, the Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.,For the portion of the appeal period extending from February 16, 2010 forward, the Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since December 31, 2008 and increased to 50 percent effective May 9, 2012.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. This includes obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a change in personnel. The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of heat stroke, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD are being reviewed.

The Veteran's P&T disability was found to have begun on January 2, 1998. The appellant did not respond within the required sixty days for electing a beginning date for Chapter 35 DEA benefits prior to January 16, 2006. As such, the earliest possible beginning date is January 17, 2006.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability other than PTSD that was incurred or aggravated in service. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective August 9, 2006.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective June 30, 2008.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's IBS is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD. The claim for a higher rating for the low back disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development due to incomplete records and issues related to verifying a PTSD stressor. The case will be returned to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric, sinus, and ankle disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claims for PTSD, sinusitis, and bilateral ankle disability are all denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and updating the claims file with any new evidence.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a valid claim for service connection of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that he served in Korea or experienced an in-service stressor sufficient to meet the criteria for PTSD under 38 C.F.R. § 4.125(a).