PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and arrange for a VA examination regarding the veteran's claimed conditions.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be characterized by sleep impairment, depressed mood, anxiety, anger, hypervigilance, isolative behavior, nightmares, irritability, and intrusive thoughts. However, the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal is remanded to verify the veteran's reported in-service PTSD stressors and to obtain a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD prior to November 1, 2005, and a 50 percent rating since that date. The Board found no evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service, but the loss of his teeth is not considered a disability for which service connection can be granted.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, and the claims for service connection for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, type II, a left ankle disorder, and TDIU were remanded.

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, effective April 5, 2006, was found to be productive of total social and industrial impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as the claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated and there was no evidence linking his current PTSD to service.

The claim for service connection for PTSD with panic disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors did not exist.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a hearing at a local VA office before a member of the BVA.

The appeal was denied service connection for PTSD and granted a TDIU.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective as of the date of service connection.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, including psychoneurosis and PTSD, does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal was partially granted, as new and material evidence was found to support the claim for a low back disorder. However, no service connection was established for other conditions.

The appeal is remanded for a video-conference hearing before the Board.

The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable that the veteran's PTSD increased in severity to a level warranting a rating higher than 30 percent between July 2001 and July 2002, thus denying an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, singly or in combination, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

The veteran's PTSD was service-connected, and the rating for his lumbosacral strain remained at 40 percent.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The veteran is entitled to an effective date of October 25, 2005, but not earlier, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.