PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

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

The case is being remanded for additional development due to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and VCAA requirements.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his military service.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to include obtaining service personnel records, verifying stressors, and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board previously determined that separate ratings were not warranted for PTSD and OBS. The case was remanded due to a change in the law, but has been returned to the Board for compliance with directives from the Court.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence indicating that the veteran had PTSD from combat experiences. Additional development is required to verify these stressors and determine if they occurred during his period of active duty.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective August 1999. The skin rash claim was granted.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant is not entitled to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to a lack of at least 10 years of total disability rating for a service-connected condition preceding his death.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD, and it is now granted. The veteran's PTSD is determined to be due to his active naval service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD effective May 17, 2003, based on a reopened claim submitted in 1999. The previous denial of the claim was final.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. However, further development is needed to determine if there was an in-service sexual assault leading to PTSD.

The Board has determined that a VA psychiatric examination is needed to clarify the veteran's PTSD diagnosis and its relationship to service, as well as other diagnosed conditions.

The VA determined that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board has ordered further development due to a change in the law regarding VA's duty to assist. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, and additional evidence needs to be obtained before a decision can be made.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of definite social and industrial impairment, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and residuals of a right foot injury were denied. The claim for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice connected pension benefits was also denied.