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 RO for additional consideration.

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD, the highest schedular rating available. The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and thus service connection for PTSD cannot be established.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, both related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection, and his low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case regarding their claim for service connection for PTSD. The appeal is currently pending and will be remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the left parietal meningioma or PTSD, and denied both claims.

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 a psychiatric examination, after which it will be reviewed again.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his PTSD, finding that the condition alone did not warrant a higher rating based on its current level of impairment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD.

The RO proposed to sever the veteran's service connection for PTSD in March 2000, but later reinstated it based on additional evidence provided by Dr. Becker and others.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the RO granted an increased rating. The skin growths claim was not granted as service connection, but the issue of reopening a chloracne claim remains pending.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's stressors and a psychiatric examination. The case will be returned to the RO for completion of these tasks.

The veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the VCAA.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to recent court orders and VA regulations.

The veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD.

The Board is remanding the case due to new evidence and changes in the law, but the main issue remains whether there is new and material evidence to reopen a claim for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is a result of events in service and grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.