PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, satisfied with the current rating and TDIU determination for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder with depression is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and clarification of his claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to service and the Board finds in favor of granting service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder, including as due to a service-connected disability is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's case was remanded to the RO for additional development. The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) vacated the Board's decision and remanded the case back to the Board for action consistent with the Memorandum Decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with a 100% disability rating effective September 23, 1996. The Board is denying the DIC claim as he did not meet the eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found that the evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to June 17, 2005.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective March 2, 2006. The TDIU was granted as of September 30, 2008.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death, metastatic prostate cancer, is not service-connected.

The Veteran's death was caused by multi-system organ failure, primarily due to sepsis in an individual with a dialysis access. The service-connected PTSD is not considered the principal cause of death.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from July 20, 2007 to August 24, 2011 and at 50 percent since August 25, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination. The case will be reviewed and readjudicated after obtaining a new VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD according to DSM-IV criteria and his Alzheimer's-type dementia and depressive disorder NOS did not manifest within one year of service. The evidence is insufficient to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD disability warrants a 50 percent evaluation since January 10, 2009. The symptoms have not met criteria for higher evaluations.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation from February 26, 1998, to January 8, 2012.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is etiologically related to an in-service sexual assault, and thus service connection for PTSD as a result of personal assault has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA mental health treatment records and a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD or another psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing another VA examination.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is at least 80%, and his service-connected disabilities, particularly cold injury residuals of the bilateral hands and feet, prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.