PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining vocational rehabilitation records and VA treatment records from November 2007 to the present.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection for PTSD, as new and material evidence was not received.

The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations, and his claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied on the basis of failure to report.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and gastroduodenitis, but denied service connection for a back disability, chronic respiratory disorder, insomnia, and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is characterized by suicidal thoughts, severe social impairment, near-continuous depression, and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. The Board finds that the evidence more nearly approximates a 70 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of symptoms causing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy/radiculopathy as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for a sleep disorder and joint pains.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to April 22, 2008, and increased to 50 percent from that date. No initial compensable rating was granted for diabetic retinopathy and cataracts.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and service connection for GERD and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, primarily manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, near-continuous panic attacks, anxiety, impaired impulse control, hypervigilance, anger and irritability, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to establish effective relationships, is granted a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's current diagnosis does not have a demonstrated relationship to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding their likely noise-induced etiology during active service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and COPD was remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than November 29, 1989 for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining any outstanding VA medical records and scheduling a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board granted an effective date of April 9, 2001 for the permanency of the Veteran's 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection for PTSD, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including migraine headaches, a prostate disorder, circulatory disorders in the legs, skin and respiratory disorders, an eye disorder, hypertension, back disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded to obtain additional medical records from the Colorado State Penitentiary.