PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The increased rating was granted effective December 13, 2006.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted entitlement to TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since June 27, 2006, effective from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from February 8, 2010. The rating decision grants an increase in the previously assigned ratings for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since July 5, 2007. The Board finds that the evidence supports a higher initial disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD and for an earlier effective date. The Board has determined that additional VA outpatient treatment records are needed to support the decision on these issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development of his PTSD claim, including a new examination.

The Veteran's PTSD produces nearly total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating effective from May 29, 2008.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his death from a massive intracerebral hemorrhage, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of depression or any other psychiatric disorder separate from his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated during his military service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claim can be decided on its merits. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have worsened since his last VA examination in March 2006, and additional records are needed from the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in total occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 10 percent prior to April 15, 2010 and increased to 30 percent thereafter. The Board finds that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected as the evidence shows a diagnosis of PTSD, linked to his reported stressor of witnessing the crash of a helicopter gunship in Vietnam.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective February 12, 2008.,The Veteran's total disability evaluation on the basis of individual unemployability is granted effective August 2, 2007.

The Veteran is not rendered unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are currently rated at 30 percent, effective May 5, 2008. The claim for a TDIU prior to July 15, 2008 remains unresolved.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 10 percent evaluation for PTSD was granted, as the evidence supported a finding of occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms that decreased work efficiency during periods of significant stress.

The Board has determined that the case must be remanded to allow for a psychiatric examination and consideration of the Veteran's claims under recent changes in VA regulations regarding service connection for PTSD.