PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and considering the issue of an extraschedular evaluation for PTSD. The TDIU claim will also be adjudicated.

The Veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 50 percent prior to February 4, 2010 and has now been increased to 70 percent effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, poor impulse control, periods of violence, suicidal ideation, and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. However, the preponderance of the evidence shows that the disability has not been productive of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression is dismissed as the issue has been moot due to the grant of service connection for PTSD, which includes consideration of his depressive symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent. The RO has already granted service connection and assigned a 10% disability rating in January 2008, effective October 26, 2006. However, the Veteran contends that his PTSD symptoms are more severe than this current disability rating reflects.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further verification of his prior Army service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD, depression, attention deficit disorder, and bipolar disorder, has been adequately compensated by the assigned initial 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's low back condition is service-connected, and his acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and PTSD) may be related to service. The lung condition is not service-connected.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. New evidence was presented that relates to a previously unestablished fact and gives rise to a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that her current psychiatric disorder is related to sexual harassment experienced during her active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting GAF scores and diagnoses in the record. The VA examiner is requested to address whether there are psychiatric symptoms not associated with the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, and if so, identify their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is related to an in-service assault, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified, and thus did not establish service connection for PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder. The respiratory disorder claim was also denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since July 19, 2007. The rating is based on the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, or difficulty understanding complex commands.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to incomplete development of her claims file. The VA needs to secure additional treatment records and ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse in early remission from October 20, 2009 to June 23, 2010 was granted a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in association with his education and occupational experience, rendered him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment as of June 29, 2004.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, with symptoms including difficulty sleeping, depressed mood, blunted affect, isolation, lack of motivation, inability to get along with people, irritability, impaired short- and long-term memory, and poor to fair insight, judgment, and impulse control, is manifested by total occupational and social impairment. The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for service-connected PTSD from January 28, 2004 onward.