PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 27, 2002. The symptoms described by the 30 percent rating have produced occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD was granted, and the effective date is set at March 15, 2005.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and a claim of entitlement to service connection for heart disease has been referred to the AOJ. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional action is needed to evaluate the Veteran's PTSD and TDIU claims, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining updated employment information. The Veteran may be entitled to an increased rating for his PTSD or a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining corroborating evidence of in-service personal assault stressors and seeking VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible or corroborated in-service stressor to support the diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder is currently rated at 70 percent since April 27, 2009. The Board found that the symptoms described meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected mood disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.

The Veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 30 percent prior to September 14, 2010. Effective from that date, the VA has granted a 50 percent disability rating for his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service as a medical corpsman, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to incomplete development and need for additional evidence, including verification of stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder, in remission, was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from August 24, 2004 to October 26, 2005. From January 1, 2006 to September 23, 2007, the Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent. As of November 1, 2007, the disability was not manifested by total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of anxiety, anger, nightmares, flashbacks, irritability, depression, social withdrawal, hypervigilance, panic attacks and passive suicidal ideation, resulting in occupational and social impairment in most areas. The Board finds that a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD meets the criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to sexual assaults in service, and she meets the criteria for service connection. Her bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are not found to be related to her active service.

The Veteran's PTSD and MDD were granted a 50 percent rating effective June 3, 2008. The TDIU claim was also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service, specifically combat exposure in Vietnam, and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran currently suffers from PTSD, which was incurred during his active military service. The claim is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Schizoaffective disorder, and Bipolar disorder.