PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not alone render him unemployable, and his combined disability rating does not meet the criteria for a TDIU. The claim for temporary total rating based on consecutive hospitalizations and convalescence is also denied.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence fails to establish service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, supporting a finding of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's exposure to enemy fire during his time in Vietnam is considered as part of the service connection.

The Board has ordered the VA to verify the Veteran's alleged stressors and provide any available information from the Army Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) that would serve to corroborate his claims. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including a VA examination and compliance with VCAA notice requirements. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, meeting the criteria for a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been rated based on their current severity, with some adjustments to better reflect the degree of impairment.

The VA denied the appellant's request for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or as a result of being housebound due to his service-connected disabilities. The appellant has a combined rating percentage of 100 percent, with one condition rated at 100 percent (post-traumatic stress disorder) and another condition rated at 20 percent (Type 2 diabetes mellitus with bilateral cataracts).

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board and RO denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, alcoholism, and a right knee disability. The Veteran's claim of reopening the psychiatric disability was not successful due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he did not meet the criteria for a diagnosed condition, and there were no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors could not be corroborated and denied her claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hepatitis C, finding that there is no credible evidence of an in-service stressor or a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The appeal for TDIU was not addressed as it is part of the remand portion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development. The issues of service connection for hypertension, claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD are pending.