PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a deviated nasal septum was denied due to lack of in-service trauma. The RO found that the April 2005 rating decision is final.,The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70% since October 15, 2007, and TDIU prior to January 3, 2009 was granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70% since the initial rating decision, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.

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

The Veteran's service records are incomplete and the VA is unable to confirm his claimed stressors. The case is being remanded for further attempts to obtain information about where the Veteran served, what activities he performed, and any other relevant details.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent during the period of this claim prior to June 25, 2010.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD has been granted, as the evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD related to an in-service stressor. The claim for depression secondary to PTSD is addressed separately.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining the Veteran's OMPF and verifying his claimed stressors. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his fear of hostile military activity during service in Korea, and the Board finds that he has a current diagnosis of PTSD associated with these stressors. As such, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as his claimed psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the evidence supports that he has this condition and it is related to his in-service stressors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that his diagnosis is linked to an in-service stressor involving being aboard a naval warship during a typhoon. The effective date for the award of service connection for hypoesthesia of the left upper extremity remains at February 2, 2007.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is found to have originated during her military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since October 18, 2004. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims regarding the timeliness of his NOD for the February 1990 rating decision on quadriplegic spasticity and the earlier effective date for PTSD service connection. The Board also found that there was no evidence to support an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The case is REMANDED to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The VA determined that the appellant's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.