PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD was initially granted and assigned a 10 percent disability rating from January 23, 2002. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence showed occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a travel board hearing at the RO due to the Veteran's request. The appeal is not ready for further review until this hearing is conducted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental opinion from an examiner regarding the etiology of her PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for cervical spine disability, service connection for PTSD, and impotency were denied. The right arm injury claim was reopened but not granted. Service connection for a depressive disorder was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration (SSA) records, providing a psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities, and addressing whether any such disability(ies) pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and to schedule the Veteran for a VA psychiatric examination in order to determine if his current psychiatric disabilities are related to active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from Dr. Huey Meeker, and the Board requests that the legal custodian provide these records if they are in their possession.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent rating, effective from October 2009. The other issues have not been addressed due to lack of appeal or are not currently in appellate status.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and an examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD. The issue on appeal is whether he should receive a higher evaluation for his PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% disability rating effective December 1, 1995. The appellant filed for retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, but the Board found that he did not meet the eligibility criteria due to the delay in receiving notification of service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining unit records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and diabetes, as well as a claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA treatment causing liver disability. The decision found no credible evidence of Vietnam service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not cause total occupational and social impairment from November 8, 2001 to January 22, 2005. Therefore, the claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Board finds that the cause of death, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, is not related to service or service-connected conditions. The Veteran's PTSD was not found to have contributed to his death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The issues include reopening his claim of service connection for sterility and various other conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since October 13, 2005 and increased to 50 percent effective January 2, 2009.,The Veteran also has hypertension and diabetes mellitus that are not service-connected.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on symptoms of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that an effective date of May 27, 2005 is granted for the grant of service connection for PTSD.