PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since the effective date of service connection, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective August 1, 2006. The rating for his left hip osteoarthropathy remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code (DC) 9411 for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with a 30 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent prior to June 4, 2009, and increased to 50 percent beginning on that date.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure during service. The issue of an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD with dysthymia remains pending.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal regarding the initial rating for service-connected PTSD, and thus the matter is dismissed.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD since March 25, 2008 and has also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the local RO. The issues of service connection for left foot pain, lumbar strain, migraine headaches, and PTSD are still under consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's combat experience and a VA PTSD examination.

The VA has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms significantly impair his occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied as his service-connected conditions alone do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service and is not related to his military service.,There is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD during or within one year after service, and the claim cannot be granted based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from March 25, 2003 through April 28, 2009. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted for any time period during the appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are granted as secondary to her military service due to the occurrence of sexual assault during her time in the military.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder and a psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia, a diagnosed condition, is as likely as not attributable to traumatic events during his military service. As such, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia and PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent effective September 23, 2010. The rating is based on the severity of his symptoms and their impact on daily functioning.

The Board found that there is no credible supporting evidence to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressor, and thus denied her claims for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic PTSD and remanded the issue of an initial compensable disability evaluation for hepatitis C.