PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted an increased rating for PTSD to 70% and has determined the effective date of service connection for PTSD is July 3, 1997.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are mild in nature with no significant occupational or social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest available rating of 50 percent, effective June 29, 2005. The right forearm fragment wound residuals are currently rated as noncompensable (0%). Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss has been found to be noncompensably disabling.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records, including SSA disability benefits records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 100% disability rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with dysthymia is currently rated at 30 percent for the period prior to October 11, 2006 and increased to 50 percent effective October 11, 2006.

The Veteran's PTSD and right ankle scar are both rated at their maximum allowable levels. The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a neck disability, left ankle disability, hearing loss, or tinnitus due to service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further examination and clarification of diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by intrusive thoughts and memories, nightmares, anxiety and depression, suicidal ideation, isolation, extreme difficulty in maintaining employment and family relationships, sleep disturbances, and short term memory impairment. The criteria for an increased disability rating of 50 percent have been met.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent prior to January 29, 2008 and increased to 70 percent from April 1, 2008. The initial rating remains in effect.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, benign prostatic hypertrophy, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, PTSD, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of evidence associating these conditions with his active service.

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

The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's symptoms are better explained by other diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to verify his in-service stressors, including combat duty. The Board will conduct further development and re-adjudicate the case.

The Veteran's PTSD prior to June 7, 2007 was manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to depression, anxiety, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss. After June 7, 2007, the Veteran's PTSD was manifested by no more than an occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood due to obsessive rituals and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances.

The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat and there is insufficient evidence to corroborate his claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis and remanded his claims of PTSD with depression and bilateral hearing loss for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of service records and need for additional information regarding the claimed stressor. The Veteran's claims will be adjudicated without regard to prior denials.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 50 percent is warranted based on his symptoms.