PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a traveling Member of the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 50 percent from November 21, 2005 and increased to 70 percent effective September 12, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD was a principal cause of his death, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits were also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent prior to September 2009 and at 70 percent since then. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for further action due to incomplete medical records and need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity has been granted a 40 percent disability rating effective June 30, 2008. The left upper extremity is rated at 30 percent since that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation as they are consistent with the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and a hearing by videoconference.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of stressor events in service and examination by a psychiatrist and orthopedist.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since June 2005, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD and a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from SSA.

The Veteran's shrapnel wound of the right knee is rated noncompensable, and his service-connected PTSD does not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran's shrapnel wound of the right knee has been rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 5311 due to a slight disability picture. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not affect his ability to work.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive neurosis. The evidence received since the December 1990 denial of the claim relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (a nexus between the Veteran's claimed PTSD and his claimed in-service stressors) and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. Service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to additional development and consideration being required, including a VA examination for psychiatric and respiratory disorders.

The Board has determined that further development of the evidence is required before the claims can be adjudicated. The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are being remanded to the RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and the provision of relevant treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, the highest available under the criteria for PTSD. The symptoms include suicidal ideation, unprovoked irritability with periods of violence, and difficulty in establishing effective relationships.