PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The initial rating of 10 percent assigned for diabetes mellitus and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU have also been addressed.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since July 1996. The Board found that the current rating of 30 percent is appropriate given the Veteran's symptoms, which do not meet or more nearly approximate the requirements for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied TDIU. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is supported by medical evidence linking his symptoms to in-service stressors, consistent with the circumstances of his service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The issue of whether service connection is warranted remains pending.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development regarding the claimed stressors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, as well as the effective dates for service connection of tinnitus and dermatitis, were denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for dermatitis was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent, but the Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD. The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated based on the severity of symptoms and impairment, with no higher evaluations granted prior to July 17, 2008, or since that date.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and prostate cancer, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 28, 2007, for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board dismissed the case due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran does not have left ear hearing loss attributable to his military service and the Board finds that his current hearing loss is less likely due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant was denied as he is already in receipt of compensable ratings for his service-connected disabilities, which do not meet the criteria for these benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is attributable to sexual assault in service, and resolves all doubt in her favor, granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA psychiatric treatment records and to schedule an updated VA examination for his PTSD. The Veteran contends that his current symptoms warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, with PTSD symptoms, is rated at 70 percent and he is granted a TDIU.