PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD, hearing loss disability, and tinnitus were granted effective March 22, 2001.,The Veteran was awarded a TDIU effective July 12, 1999.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO due to inadequate explanation of his claim and need for a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding both PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD and alcoholism and drug addiction. The Veteran's claim of service connection for these conditions is pending.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was denied, and his claim for a TDIU was also denied. The RO found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the percentage requirements for schedular TDIU or prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective from June 8, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The evidence does not support a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as a result of an in-service personal assault, and therefore grants the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 10 percent since March 7, 2007. The VA determined that the impairment from his PTSD most nearly approximates 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 to the RO for additional development and a hearing, as requested by the Veteran's representative. The appeal is now pending before the RO.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and compliance with notification requirements.

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

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be causally related to combat and/or fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during her service, and thus granted service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is not manifested by total occupational and social impairment, so the claim for an increased rating has been denied.

The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by total occupational and social impairment from September 29, 1999 to March 4, 2002, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection was not received prior to June 13, 2008. As such, the effective date for his granted benefits is set at June 13, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since July 2005, and a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The Veteran's claims of increased evaluations for hemorrhoids, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus, and service connection for right thigh sarcoma residuals were denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is due to an in-service stressor involving seeing dead bodies during service, and this stressor has been verified. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor actually occurred, as his service personnel records do not reflect combat duty. The Veteran's reported stressors were not corroborated.