PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling. The Board has determined that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted for the period beginning November 6, 2007.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at the highest available rating of 100 percent since September 14, 2007. The shrapnel wounds of the right mid-thigh have been rated at 10 percent.,Effective June 18, 2010, the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's psychiatric symptomatology, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, was found to warrant a 50 percent evaluation from June 29, 2006 through September 14, 2008, and a 70 percent evaluation from September 15, 2008.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is related to his in-service fear of enemy fire. The initial noncompensable rating for erectile dysfunction and the 10 percent rating for IBS are maintained, but a higher rating is granted for IBS.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his PTSD and skin condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is based on an identified stressor of fear of enemy fire during convoy missions while assigned to RVN. The claim for drug abuse was not addressed due to its nature as a separate issue.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since May 2, 2007. The VA examiner found that the Veteran exhibited occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as persistent re-experiencing of traumatic events, avoidance behavior, hypervigilance, exaggerated startle response, and distressing dreams.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that the Veteran's claim seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss must be reconsidered due to new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted for his PTSD disability, as well as whether he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it is linked to his military experiences in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient development and need for clarification of medical opinions regarding his service-connected PTSD, gastrointestinal condition, fungus on both feet, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding no objective evidence of in-service psychiatric symptoms and concluding that the Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptoms since service are not credible.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as mood, thinking, judgment, family relations and work.,For the period from November 17, 2009, forward, the Veteran's PTSD did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially evaluated at 30 percent effective April 13, 2004.,An increased evaluation to 50 percent for PTSD became effective December 17, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as his symptoms are linked to a sexual assault during service and there is credible supporting evidence of this occurrence.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to November 1, 2001 and a rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations to evaluate his left arm disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to cause symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and sleep impairment. For the period prior to April 21, 2009, his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and is remanding the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development.