PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claim for a total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has determined that additional substantive development is necessary prior to further appellate review of the claim for service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for further action, including a VA mental disorder examination and an attempt to verify stressors related to his claimed in-service exposure.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the severity of symptoms.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD prior to May 12, 2004 as it is barred by the finality of the August 2005 Board decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is not rated higher than 30 percent, and he does not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for PTSD has been granted. The initial ratings for PTSD prior to July 16, 2007 have also been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's initial increased rating claims for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration records.

The Board has ordered additional development to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case will be remanded for further examination and determination of whether any stressor events are corroborated and if a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from November 15, 2005. The Board denied a higher rating for the service-connected PTSD in excess of 10 percent prior to March 31, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hepatitis C and PTSD diagnoses.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to her in-service sexual trauma.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent, but the Board granted a higher rating of 50 percent based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but not to the extent that would warrant a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety, and depression are found to be service-connected. Fatigue is secondary to his service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Tinnitus was not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence and mood disorder warranted a 100 percent disability rating for the initial evaluation period prior to December 28, 1999.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and consideration of whether the Veteran's claimed stressors are adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD under the new regulations. The claim will be reconsidered by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board denied service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim was not reopened.,The Board denied service connection for residuals of a neck injury and back disability. The Veteran's claims were not reopened.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, the highest available rating under the criteria for evaluating PTSD.