PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, PTSD, and anxiety disorder) granted. However, the left hand disability claim was denied, as were the TDIU claims due to the left hand disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development, including a need for a VA psychiatric examination and review of additional records.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective prior to November 30, 2010. The Board found that the symptoms met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted and rated at 50 percent for the period from September 11, 2003 to September 22, 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are credible and probative, and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to her military sexual trauma (MST) and granted service connection for this condition.

For the period from June 29, 2004 through January 10, 2007, the Veteran's PTSD was manifested by symptoms including suicidal ideation and depression. The disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,From January 11, 2007 onwards, the Veteran's PTSD was characterized by more severe symptoms such as sleep disturbances, intrusive memories of service, and avoidance of stimuli that triggered thoughts of Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to July 10, 2009 were denied as there was no evidence of unemployability due solely to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his claims.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder was granted, with the diagnosis being established based on evidence in his file at the date of death. The claim for melanoma remains denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and restoration of his left sciatica rating, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors or a link between current symptoms and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and determined that the Veteran's claim is based on new and material evidence. The decision also addressed a separate issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a back disorder, but did not reach a conclusion regarding this issue.

The Veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the Board's October 2008 decision that denied his claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The motion failed to meet the specific pleading requirements set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 20.1404(b).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is attributable to service and grants service connection for PTSD, initially claimed as OCD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD rated 70%, asthma rated 30%, and costochondritis and migraine headaches, each rated 0%) render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board finds that the Veteran suffers from PTSD related to an in-service stressor and has credible supporting evidence of his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD in a February 23, 1990 decision. The decision was based on the absence of a diagnosed PTSD condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) and diabetes mellitus were denied. The Veteran was also denied entitlement to increased ratings for his residuals of a dog bite injury to the right hand, with loss of motion and sensation in the right 5th finger, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, including an extraschedular evaluation.