PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded to the RO for a VA psychiatric examination and consideration of the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional service medical records and mental health clinic records. The case will be returned to the RO for these developments.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD, finding that his March 1982 informal claim was abandoned and thus could not be considered as filed. The effective date remains April 26, 1990.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to exposure to acoustic trauma in service. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at the highest schedular rating available, which is 70 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned an initial evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD with secondary dysthymic disorder.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations. The issues of service connection for PTSD and a left knee disorder are pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and the need for additional medical records. The case is now remanded for additional development at a VA Medical Center.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the appellant has a post-traumatic stress disorder and its etiology, as well as whether it is related to his service. The case will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, but his left herniorrhaphy does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. Therefore, he is denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on hospitalization from October 18, 1999 to November 12, 1999 due to PTSD was denied. The Board found that the veteran did not require hospitalization in excess of 21 days for a service-connected condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations of various disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder, nervous condition, dermatitis of the face, abdominal aortic calcification, tinnitus, esophageal reflux, chondromalacia of the right patella, degenerative changes of the left knee, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective from November 30, 1998. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at the highest schedular level.

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

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected anxiety neurosis, finding total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSD records and ensuring all notification and development action required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 are completed.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation effective from November 7, 1996.

The Board has assigned an increased rating of 50 percent for the service-connected PTSD, effective March 7, 2000. The veteran's claim for a higher rating remains pending.