PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and depression requires further development due to insufficient information regarding his claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his current psychiatric conditions and the presence of a confirmed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the issues of service connection for a vision disability, to include macular degeneration and PTSD with depression were withdrawn prior to decision. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and development, including consideration of his claim for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent since March 7, 2005. The Board has found that the disability picture most closely approximates a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for TDIU.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the nature and extent of his service-connected PTSD and to distinguish its symptoms from those of a nonservice-connected bipolar disorder. The TDIU claim will also be deferred pending adjudication of the PTSD rating claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the earliest available opportunity.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of PTSD was denied, while his claim for schizophrenia received a favorable decision with the effective date set at February 18, 1977.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to a personal assault during military service, and all reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a relationship between the Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder and his period of active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 18, 2007.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a 70 percent rating. The TDIU claim is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Schizoaffective Disorder were denied as there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor or a current disability related to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to incomplete development of stressor claims and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD or a mental disorder related to service and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues of service connection for residuals of respiratory cancer as secondary to herbicide exposure are also pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to verify the claimed in-service stressor and obtain a VA examination if necessary.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new evidence. The Veteran's psychiatric disability other than PTSD is also addressed, but a remand is required for further examination and opinion.