PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and confirm the claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected median nerve neuralgia of the left hand is rated at 20 percent, which approximates moderate incomplete paralysis. The other claims remain under review.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD, finding the disability manifested primarily by daily dreams, hypervigilance, sleep disturbance and lack of sleep, exhaustion, worry, problems with temperament, feeling estranged and detached from people, and social isolation; these symptoms are indicative of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran, and his discharge from active duty does not bar eligibility for VA benefits.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication of the issue on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on credible evidence of a sexual assault in service and medical evidence linking the veteran's current symptoms to that event.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for various disabilities, including headaches, bowel problems, nerve damage to the right hand and arm, chronic pain syndrome of the left upper extremity, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left upper extremity.

The case was remanded for additional development, including obtaining clarifying information from the Veteran and additional medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, fibromyalgia, IBS, cholecystectomy, migraines, right knee injury, tinnitus, and other conditions, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to January 10, 2005.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for right carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, and cervical strain were denied. However, a 30 percent rating was granted for the right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service based on the verified in-service stressful incidents.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is not productive of total occupational and social impairment, but the symptoms are severe enough to warrant a 70 percent rating.

The case is remanded for additional development, specifically to obtain a new opinion regarding the relationship between in-service symptoms of anxiety and any current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal). The criteria for an initial disability rating higher than 30 percent have not been met.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 19, 1988, and granted an earlier effective date of April 19, 1988.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by impairment that most nearly approximates occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, which does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent. The veteran's only service-connected disability, PTSD, is not sufficient by itself to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, and also denied initial compensable evaluations for right calf scar and left knee scar.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board found that this rating accurately reflects the severity of his condition.