PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss) do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder, NOS, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The decision also addresses the issue of TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating or a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection and assigned a 30 percent disability rating effective May 23, 2007. The appeal is mixed as the Veteran still has symptoms warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The underlying claims for left shoulder disability and residuals of a broken arm remain pending.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since January 2008, and the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted. The Veteran also meets criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, the minimum rating for this disability. The symptoms described do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining recent VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD was denied, and the claim for TDIU based on PTSD is also not granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his claims file.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran seeks a higher initial disability evaluation for his service-connected PTSD. The Board has determined that the medical evidence of record is insufficient to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's PTSD and has therefore remanded the case for an additional examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD related to his time in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional VA psychiatric examination and consideration of his current symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is granted due to a diagnosed condition related to an in-service stressor involving an accidental crash landing while serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety (claimed as PTSD) is currently rated at 30 percent disabling, reflecting occupational and social impairment due to occasional decrease in work efficiency.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have PTSD, and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.