PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and ensuring all necessary actions have been completed.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since May 21, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent disabling from September 9, 2003 to March 18, 2008. From March 19, 2008, the rating remained at 50 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and its impact on employment. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, effective August 31, 2005. The Board found that the symptoms associated with his PTSD do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle disability, lumbosacral strain, and PTSD. The Veteran's left ankle disability is not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and PTSD, finding the Veteran's claims unsupported by credible evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The issue of service connection for degenerative joint disease, including as secondary to herbicide exposure, is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence to verify the Veteran's reports of an in-service personal assault stressor, and thus denied her claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to a personal assault during service.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder has been rated at 50 percent before March 30, 2010 and at 70 percent from that date. The rating agency found the symptoms to be consistent with a reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development to determine if the appellant's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable prior to October 31, 2007.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as anxiety and PTSD, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors of being subjected to enemy rocket and mortar attacks. The preponderance of evidence supports this finding.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of inpatient or outpatient treatment for depression at Wilford Hall and determining whether the Veteran is receiving SSA disability benefits. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if he has current psychiatric disabilities that began during service.

The Veteran was diagnosed with chronic PTSD and right eye corneal scar residuals during service, which are now granted.,Service connection for these conditions is established as they are related to in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment due to his failure to report his 1993 divorce, which resulted in an overpayment. The decision states that this constitutes bad faith and thus precludes waiver.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated based on the severity of his symptoms, with a 30 percent rating prior to May 4, 2007 and a 50 percent rating from that date onward.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with agoraphobia and anxiety is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from August 29, 2005. Residuals of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist are rated at 10 percent, while residuals of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist are also rated at 10 percent.