PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU were denied by the RO, and the Board affirmed this decision.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and right leg disability prevent him from securing or following any form of substantially gainful employment due to his advanced age, but the VA finds that these disabilities alone meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board is remanding the case for further development and adjudication due to previous court decisions.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and further development is required before a decision can be made on the issue of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has awarded a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective from the date of this decision. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 50 percent remains pending.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding no competent credible evidence linking his in-service stressor to current PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is a result of sexual trauma during her military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, which was previously rated as 10 percent.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible evidence to verify the claimed stressors and concluding that there is no medical linkage between the appellant's claimed stressors and his current diagnosis of PTSD not found.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for alcoholism on a direct basis is precluded as a matter of law due to the nature of alcohol dependency not being a compensable disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and is granting it. The issue of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia will be readjudicated de novo.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and to schedule a VA examination for PTSD. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to new notification and development requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hearing loss, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support the diagnoses or establish the required stressors. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his active service.

The veteran's PTSD is associated with his military service and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including a psychiatric examination to assess his post-traumatic stress disorder. The issues of increased disability rating and total unemployability due to service-connected disabilities are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to be considered by the RO before a decision can be made on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by social and occupational impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.