PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal involves two issues: a request for an increased evaluation for coronary artery disease status-post stent placement, and the propriety of reducing his PTSD disability rating from 100 to 70 percent. The Board has determined that both issues are in need of further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to gather outstanding medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain VA treatment records, schedule him for a psychiatric examination, and provide a medical opinion regarding his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that it does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating. As his PTSD is the primary issue at hand, his claim of entitlement to a TDIU has been rendered moot.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and review of his medical records. The issues include service connection for a skin disorder to include as due to herbicide exposure and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of a claimed in-service stressor and examination to determine the presence and etiology of PTSD.

The Veteran is requesting a review of the July 1999 Board decision that denied service connection for PTSD due to potential CUE. The case has been remanded for further action, including scheduling a hearing if requested by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits and whether he is entitled to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and Burial Benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD and whether he is unemployable due to this disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to unverified stressors and a need for an examination to determine if the Veteran's claimed stressors are sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to July 11, 2011. For the period from July 11, 2011 onwards, his symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to his service, specifically his work at a hospital in Japan during the Vietnam War where he witnessed seriously injured patients. As such, the claim for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability, a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), or a skin disorder (chronic dermatitis and onychomycosis) due to service. The decision is in favor of granting service connection for the skin disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, Social Security Administration records, and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed stressors were not verified and that there was no credible supporting evidence of their occurrence.

The Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, but not higher. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since March 17, 2008. Prior to that date, the Veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.