PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a 50 percent evaluation is warranted based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD cannot be earlier than May 30, 2006.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his current psychiatric disabilities, including schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, PTSD, and bipolar complex.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of record that corroborates the claimed inservice stressors. The effective date claim for an increased rating of diabetes mellitus, type II, is also denied due to lack of factual basis.

The Veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for his shell fragment wounds, chronic otitis media and mastoiditis of the right ear, and hearing loss of the right ear were denied. The claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder (to exclude PTSD) was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not show a direct relationship between his claimed conditions and his military service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Board has vacated the August 29, 2008 decision and remanded the claims for further development.

The veteran's PTSD is associated with a reported stressor that occurred during his period of active military service, and the Board finds that this condition was incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70% disability rating, effective from the date of service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and is granting it, as new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence to verify the occurrence of the Veteran's claimed in-service PTSD-inducing stressor and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 50 percent rating, which is higher than the originally assigned 30 percent. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not found to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and tinnitus was not found to have been incurred in service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his service in an 'imminent danger pay area' as a participant in Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining additional service records and corroborating evidence of a sexual assault during service that may have caused PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder that can be related to his period of service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD effective from December 23, 2002, due to total occupational and social impairment caused by symptoms such as depression, anxiety, social isolation, anger outbursts, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, moodiness, fluctuating energy levels, suicidal ideation, and poor hygiene.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to his incarceration and lack of recent medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence to corroborate his claimed in-service stressors. The VA will attempt to verify these events and schedule a psychiatric examination if at least one stressor is confirmed.