PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% and his left foot shrapnel wound residuals are rated at 30%. The rating for the left foot shrapnel wound was increased from 10% to 30%.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete development of his stressor allegations and the need to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records and information about alleged combat experiences in Honduras, Korea, and the Middle East.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed stressors were not verified and did not occur during service, thus denying his claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further development, including seeking alternative evidence of a personal assault stressor.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 30 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye ptosis is incurred in military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development of evidence, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, Social Security Administration records, and a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for further development due to unclear nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders, lack of evidence regarding specific stressors, and need for additional examination.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since the effective date of service connection, reflecting severe impairment in his ability to establish or maintain effective relationships and significant industrial impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a search of unit records and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD based on his claimed stressor.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and thus failing to establish a link between current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

The veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, and his PTSD rating is increased to 50 percent.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is reasonably the result of his service in Vietnam. The evidence supports a link between his current symptoms and his in-service stressors.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or exceed the criteria for a higher disability rating, and thus denies his claim for an increased rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD related to service and did not provide sufficient evidence to verify any claimed in-service stressor. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder including PTSD, finding that the veteran engaged in combat and had a credible inservice stressor.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence to determine the current status and etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities, including hearing loss, malaria residuals, cold injury to the feet, PTSD, back disorder, knee disorders, respiratory disorder, and diabetes mellitus.