PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at a 50 percent rating, which reflects the severity of his symptoms as described in the medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and schizoaffective disorder. The Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service and his claimed stressor was not verified.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, depression, and schizophrenia was denied as there is no medical evidence showing a current disability that manifested during or as a result of his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a new VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered after the additional evidence is obtained.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for restoration of a 50% rating for PTSD was granted, as the evidence did not show an actual improvement in his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining a VA opinion on employability. The issues include initial rating claims for PTSD and a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hip disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and lumbar spine disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence to verify the claimed stressors and determine if they meet the definition of 'fear of hostile military or terrorist activity'.

The Veteran's appeal involves the effective dates of pension benefits and service connection for PTSD, as well as a request for an increased evaluation for PTSD. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records from the Vet Center in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Social Security Administration records, and VA treatment records dating from May 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and SSA records. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a TDIU rating remains on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by severe impairment of his ability to establish and maintain effective relationships or psychoneurotic symptoms so severe as to cause severe impairment in work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood prior to April 16, 2004. Effective from April 16, 2004, the Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no credible corroborating evidence of the alleged personal assault stressors. The claim for increased rating for left first metatarsal fracture resulted in a 20% rating being granted since April 26, 2002.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board has determined that a disability rating of 30 percent is warranted based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran currently suffers from PTSD, which is related to stressful events he experienced as a medical specialist in Vietnam during his active duty service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to his fear of hostile military activity in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA PTSD examination to assess the current level of severity of his service-connected PTSD, and for obtaining updated treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional private medical records.