PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's initial claim for diabetes mellitus was granted, and a 10% rating was assigned effective November 13, 2003. The RO increased the rating to 20% from November 1, 2004.,PTSD with secondary panic disorder was initially rated at 50%, effective October 31, 2004. The veteran's PTSD rating has been increased to 70% from that date.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD and skin condition do not meet the criteria for higher ratings, and his combined disability rating does not warrant a TDIU. The evidence did not show occupational or social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and denied his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show occupational and social impairment in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The case will be further adjudicated based on this determination.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as his symptoms do not warrant a 50% disability rating under DC 9411.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is unrelated to his military service and instead the product of a post-service assault, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a 10 percent disability rating for arthritis of the right knee with limitation of motion. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee instability was denied.

The veteran's PTSD is found to have been incurred in service due to harassment by shipmates, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective June 4, 2003, based on the veteran's total social and occupational impairment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active military duty.

The Board has determined that an effective date of January 20, 1999, for the assignment of a 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD is warranted. The issue regarding entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability remains open as there is no evidence showing an earlier effective date prior to October 1, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 17, 1993, for the grant of service connection for PTSD cannot be granted as there is no legal basis for such a determination.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective January 31, 2000.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent from July 31, 2001 to February 28, 2005.,Since March 1, 2005, the veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 8, 1989, for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD due to lack of factual ascertainability that his PTSD was totally disabling during the year prior to December 27, 1989.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of complaints including depression, poor sleep, hallucinations and suicidal thoughts. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to May 9, 2003.

The VA denied a higher initial evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, maintaining that it was productive of definite social and industrial impairment but not more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, and impaired impulse control. The Board finds that a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD is more nearly approximated based on total occupational and social impairment.