PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran is seeking an increased initial disability rating for PTSD. The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting evidence and need for clarification of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks during the period from November 7, 2005 to March 17, 2010. Since March 18, 2010, his PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding chemical exposure and PTSD stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder are not productive of total occupational and social impairment, thus the claim for an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded to allow for a VA examination and further development of evidence.

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 evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying in-service stressors related to MST. The Veteran must also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if she has PTSD as a result of MST.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his claimed stressors are related to his active duty in Vietnam and he has been diagnosed with PTSD.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 10, 2005, for service connection of PTSD did not meet the criteria. The earliest date on which he was diagnosed with PTSD is August 16, 2006.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is related to his period of active military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD with symptoms of schizoaffective disorder is dismissed due to lack of a clear and unmistakable error claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and is rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available.

The Veteran's cause of death was anoxic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and failure, acute renal failure needing dialysis, and respiratory failure needing ventilator support. The appellant asserts that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused his heart disease, which led to his death. The Board finds that VA records may contain relevant information and requests for such records be made. Additionally, a medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran had an ischemic heart condition before his death and whether it was related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for discontinuance of withholding of military retirement pay from VA disability benefits is denied as the program does not allow retroactive payments prior to its effective date.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of claim. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.