PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since June 25, 2003, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of records from a Vet Center.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected, while malaria is not currently diagnosed or treated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as there is a current diagnosis and a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, hepatitis C, a left knee disability, and a skin rash (other than service-connected chloracne) to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's statements regarding his blood pressure in service are not credible.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded as additional records are needed and an examination is required.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been productive of social and occupational impairment, but not to the extent that would warrant a higher rating. The symptoms have included depressed mood, intrusive recollections and flashbacks, sleep impairment with nightmares, and avoidant behaviors.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link between any diagnosed conditions and military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing at the RO before a member of the Board.

The Veteran meets the criteria for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral depressed metatarsal arches, and bilateral hearing loss) result in a combined evaluation of 70 percent. The VA examiner concluded that due to PTSD symptoms, including difficulty establishing and maintaining effective work/school and social relationships, the Veteran is not a good candidate for substantially gainful employment.

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service stressor that would support a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, anxiety reaction; TDIU; and eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35 based on CUE have been dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of service connection in May 25, 2005.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disorder and PTSD based on an in-service personal assault are being remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional information about the alleged stressor and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to credible evidence of an inservice stressor involving the unjustifiable killing of a Panamanian student, which led to his development of PTSD.

The Court found that the December 1988 Board decision incorrectly interpreted evidence suggesting the appellant was employable and failed to consider significant evidence indicating he was unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and his diagnosed personality disorders are not compensable disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation and a need for further examination.