PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus) do not render him unemployable. The Board finds no basis to grant a TDIU.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD. The status of the PTSD claim is pending as further evaluation and evidence are needed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD substantially or materially contributed to his death from respiratory failure due to COPD. The Board finds that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death must be granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection based on in-service combat stressors. The right upper arm SFW residuals were rated at 30 percent, with a separate 10 percent rating for the scar.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim should be remanded for further development, including securing Vet Center treatment records and a psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was characterized by subjective complaints of anxiety, nightmares, sleep impairment, avoidance of crowds, and objective findings of despondent mood, anxiety, hypervigilance, depression, and use of medication. The Board found that the criteria for a 30 percent initial evaluation were met prior to May 5, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including examinations and obtaining medical records. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are part of the same claim.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, back disability, and left knee disability were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is currently evaluated at a 30 percent rating, which does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted, and an initial rating of 30 percent was assigned.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the Veteran's claim can be decided. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination for PTSD and all outstanding, pertinent treatment records must be obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since April 2010, effective January 16, 2009. The Board found that the disability picture prior to this rating was consistent with a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed stressors are related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and are consistent with his Vietnam service. The Veteran was diagnosed with PTSD, which is related to the in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including diagnoses of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The Board finds that further development is necessary before a decision on the merits may be made.

The Board has determined that the effective date for TDIU should be January 10, 2002, as this is the earliest date on which the Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has reopened several claims and remanded them for further development, including those related to the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder, shoulder disorders, hypertension, PTSD, left wrist disorder, right ear disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and left elbow disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since the initial grant of service connection, and his effective date for TDIU due to PTSD is set at May 7, 1998.

The Board has determined that there is no verified stressor event and therefore, service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since March 4, 2010.