PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent due to symptoms such as hypervigilance, panic attacks, nightmares, flattened affect, social avoidance, difficulty in dealing with social gatherings and some work situations, irritability and depression.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and action.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches, claimed as secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's neck disorder is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's liver disorder is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been rated at 10 percent since January 3, 2008.,The Veteran's right hand disability does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's right leg disability does not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.,The Veteran's left hip disorder does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent from February 19, 2004 to January 14, 2008 and 70 percent since January 14, 2008.,The Veteran's left leg thrombophlebitis does not warrant a higher rating.,The Veteran's left leg aneurysm does not cause claudication.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran was not diagnosed with PTSD by a qualified medical professional.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or sufficient hearing impairment to qualify as a disability for VA purposes.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the Veteran's reported stressors and, if verified, schedule a VA examination.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide the veteran with an appropriate supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to manifest in depressed mood, anxiety, some irritability, sleep impairment, occasional panic attacks and mild memory loss but without the severity required for a rating higher than 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for PTSD and TDIU is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and right index finger injury residuals due to the lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors and the absence of a verified history.

The Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, service connection for cold injury residuals of the hands, feet, toes, and joints, and service connection for residuals of heat exposure, to include hives, were denied.

The Veteran's service-connected scrotal disorder was rated at 10 percent prior to February 28, 2007, and was increased to 20 percent from that date. The Board found no evidence of PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, tinnitus, arthritis of the bilateral hips and knees, neuropathy of the right and left hand, sleep apnea, and PTSD were withdrawn by the appellant prior to promulgation of a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted based on a competent diagnosis of PTSD and a corroborated in-service stressor.

The case is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the Veteran's left ankle disability and a Statement of the Case will be issued for the PTSD claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and lumbar and cervical spine degenerative joint disease were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and chronic low back syndrome are being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected PTSD was denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms were productive of deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.