PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran is granted service connection for PTSD, right knee arthritis and medial meniscus tear, left knee arthritis and lytic lesion, and low back degenerative joint disease.,Service connection has been established for all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD is not shown to have been manifested by symptoms productive of impairment greater than occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, resulting in a 70 percent rating. The claim for a schedular 100 percent rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD and anxiety disorder did not warrant a higher disability rating, as his symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment, reduced productivity, disturbances of motivation, and difficulty maintaining effective social and work relationships, but without a showing of deficiencies in most areas. The current rating of 50 percent is appropriate.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess his current PTSD symptoms and medication use.

The Veteran's PTSD with secondary depression and alcohol abuse resulted in occupational and social impairment, but did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent prior to March 22, 2010. The VA examiner found that the Veteran had occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need to locate additional VA treatment records, obtain a new C&P examination for PTSD, and provide the Veteran with an opportunity to file a statement of the case regarding his TDIU claim.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to those stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective March 3, 2006. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise regarding whether a higher rating is warranted.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability level.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD has been granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD and a link between his in-service stressors and his current symptoms.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it based on newly received medical evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms include sleep impairment, hypervigilance, flattened affect, and impaired abstract thinking. He avoids social interactions and keeps his family at a distance.,PTSD symptomatology does not include persistent hallucinations or delusions, grossly inappropriate behaviors, or significant memory loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD with depression is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of his claim in February 2006. The symptoms are severe enough to warrant this evaluation but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death, and thus grants the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO in Newark, New Jersey. The case will be returned to the Board if further action is required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is related to his active military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder and PTSD, and as secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury, needs additional development. This includes obtaining VCAA notice, securing all pertinent VA outpatient treatment records since January 2010, scheduling a new VA medical examination, and providing the Veteran with a Supplemental Statement of the Case.