PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since the effective date of service connection, reflecting moderate impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD due to her military service, with the decision finding that new evidence supported reopening of her claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as continuous depressed and anxious mood, daily alcohol abuse, social isolation, flattened affect, explosive anger and irritability, hypervigilance, crying spells, chronic sleep impairment, confrontational disposition, difficulty dealing with the public, and forgetfulness with tasks. He has occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Veteran is currently rated 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted with an effective date of January 30, 1995 based on newly discovered service department records. The Board failed to consider the applicability of section 3.156(c), which would have resulted in a retroactive evaluation back to January 11, 1988.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to the lack of evidence establishing a link between her claimed conditions and active duty or any related periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development due to uncertainty in the severity of his PTSD and its impact on employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and a skin disorder of the hands and feet have all been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unemployable, and the Board grants a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of current PTSD or any other current psychiatric disability related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no verified stressor related to an in-service sexual assault and concluding that her current diagnosis of PTSD is not supported by credible evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since May 13, 2006. The current rating is based on the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in some difficulty in social and occupational functioning, but did not result in moderate impairment as required for a higher evaluation. The Board found the disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's need for aid and attendance of another was found to be due to service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD, duodenal ulcer disease, and tinnitus. The claim is granted from October 19, 2006.

The Board has granted service connection for depression and PTSD, finding that these conditions are related to inservice sexual trauma and racial violence. Service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus was not granted as the evidence did not establish a nexus with service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including macules on the tongue, bronchitis, asthma, sinusitis, a heart murmur, hypertension (HTN), right and left carpal tunnel syndromes, bilateral pes planus, low back disability, residuals of salpingo-oophorectomy, and psychiatric disorders have been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection based on the benefit of doubt, as his statements about in-service stressors were found credible and consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of his service. The Veteran also has a current diagnosis of depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD based on personal assault, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted based on his symptoms.