PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for additional development, including obtaining records from various sources related to the veteran's service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes due to lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal. The claim of service connection for PTSD was remanded for further consideration.

The Board has found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims granted a Joint Motion for Remand, directing the Board to address whether additional stressors occurred during the veteran's Vietnam service. The case is now remanded for further development including verification of alleged stressors and possible reexamination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and COPD. The reasons were that there was no competent medical evidence of a diagnosis or etiology for PTSD, and the VA examinations did not find any current disabilities related to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has ordered the case remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and considering all evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is causally related to his VA coronary artery bypass surgery, and thus compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a verified stressor from his active service and concluding that PTSD does not exist.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, with the Board finding that his PTSD is related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30% for the veteran's PTSD with dysthymia, effective from the date of claim.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in June 1992. The veteran's wife requested a hearing before a member of the Board but did not appear.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, as it was caused by civilian stressors including childhood abuse and not related to any incident of service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, effective from November 18, 1994. The veteran's PTSD is due to disease or injury that was incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information from the United States Marine Corps Historical Center Archives Section and a change in the law regarding PTSD claims. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) was denied due to his nonservice-connected lung cancer and diabetes. The case is being remanded to consider the raised claims of service connection for lung cancer and diabetes, which may affect the RH insurance claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, finding new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, with the ability to establish and maintain effective work and social relationships severely impaired.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.