PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection and assigned an initial 50 percent rating. The issue of a higher rating for PTSD is now before the Board.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, secondary service connection for GERD (claimed as secondary to sinusitis), and an increased rating for his service-connected sinusitis.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The appeal is based on a direct theory of service connection, without any indication that it involves a presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD, which is more than the current 30 percent rating. The veteran's condition results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

Your case is being sent back to the Regional Office for further development and consideration of your claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The appeal is currently on hold while VA processes this additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had been received but that the veteran did not have PTSD as a result of an in-service stressor.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's PTSD was incurred in wartime service, specifically during his tour of duty in Vietnam.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded back to the RO for the requested development.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted with an effective date of January 31, 1996. The RO considered the schedular criteria and found that the veteran met the requirements for a 100% evaluation since he had been assigned a 70% evaluation for PTSD from July 1993.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining more details about alleged stressors during service and seeking additional medical records. The appeal is currently pending due to ongoing development.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the Regional Office for additional consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, major depression, and mixed personality disorder. The hearing loss claim was also denied.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was a contributing factor to his death, as it aggravated his pre-existing alcohol-related liver disease.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including requesting additional information from the veteran and seeking to corroborate his alleged stressors. The veteran is also required to undergo medical examinations for a back disability and psychiatric disability.