PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred during active duty service, and his asthma is not attributable to active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent prior to November 23, 2010. The rating has been granted and the Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, is related to her in-service military sexual trauma. The Board finds that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's request to reopen his PTSD claim was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant impairment, but not total social or occupational impairment. He was granted a 70 percent rating for the period prior to December 30, 2005.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding whether the in-service assault occurred and its relationship to current psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims of service connection for PTSD and shrapnel wounds of the eyes, both for the purpose of accrued benefits. The Veteran's claimed stressors were credible and related to his fear of hostile military activity involving events resulting in actual or threatened death or serious injury; the claim is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since March 22, 2004, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since October 16, 2006. The Board found that the current level of impairment does not warrant a higher rating. Additionally, the Veteran was not found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent disability rating from February 21, 2007, to July 20, 2010. Since July 21, 2010, the condition did not meet criteria for an evaluation greater than 70 percent.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and PTSD, as well as a neck and cervical spine disorder. The Veteran's conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death, cardiorespiratory arrest due to sepsis and right lung pneumonia, was not caused or contributed substantially or materially by his service-connected PTSD. The VA medical reviewer concluded that the Veteran's death was more likely due to the acute new fulminant right entire lung pneumonia, which led respiratory failure, septic shock, and ultimately pulse less electrical activity and death.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is REMANDED for a VA psychiatric examination and further development.

The Veteran's PTSD and right shoulder muscle group IV injury have been granted increased ratings, with the PTSD receiving a 70% rating.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in symptoms such as depressed mood, sleep impairment, memory loss, and occasional panic attacks. The disability was rated at 10 percent prior to March 2, 2008, and from May 1, 2008 to June 8, 2008.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability evaluation for PTSD from 50 percent to 30 percent, effective February 1, 2008, was proper based on improvement in the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted. Additionally, the Veteran meets criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from service is not a bar to entitlement to VA compensation benefits, as his cocaine abuse during service was due to his in-service PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder NOS, and generalized anxiety disorder. These conditions are found to be related to military sexual trauma experienced during active service.