PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board grants service connection for PTSD, giving the benefit of the doubt to the veteran.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including providing notice regarding alternative evidence sources and assistance in submitting such evidence.

The veteran's PTSD is not manifested by total occupational and social impairment, or by deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

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 Board finds that a higher initial rating is not warranted due to the mild to moderate nature of the veteran's PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Board finds that service connection for PTSD is warranted based on the veteran's in-service stressors and current diagnosis of PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed, and the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previous denied claim for service connection for a heart disorder, to include as secondary to GAD and entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for GAD are remanded.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to reassess the severity of the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify a claimed in-service stressor and obtain a VA examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone, did not preclude him from engaging and retaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 3, 2003.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded for further development and readjudication.

The Board found that the appropriate effective date for the 100 percent rating for PTSD is February 11, 2003, which is the date the veteran submitted his claim for an increased rating for PTSD.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was rated at 30 percent prior to October 19, 2007, and 50 percent from that date. The seizure disorder did not warrant a higher rating in either period.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD did not meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating prior to July 12, 2006, and he was granted TDIU effective from that date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus were denied, while the claim for hypertensive vascular disease was remanded.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 30 percent evaluation, which was later increased to 50 percent. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to such symptoms as suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, impaired impulse control, spatial disorientation, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. The claim for service connection for Hepatitis C was also denied as there is no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, but granted service connection for a low back disorder.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of objective symptomatology including sleep disturbance, anxiety attacks, poor concentration, and memory loss; however, there has been no speech impairment, near continuous panic and/or depression, spatial disorientation, or evidence of suicidal ideation or obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent have not been met.