PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete service personnel records and treatment history. The case will be returned for additional development, including obtaining medical records from the Vet Center and service personnel records.

The Board has ordered further development in the appellant's case, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a supplemental statement of the case. The appeal is currently remanded for these actions.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible evaluation of 70 percent, and he is granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for his shell fragment wound scar on the left buttock. The Board also found that the veteran meets the criteria for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent and has remained so since the initial grant of service connection. The Board found that his symptoms prior to September 27, 2002, did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and an increased evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right shoulder, with retained foreign body and painful scar.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development of the veteran's medical records and a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to recent legal changes.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board has denied service connection for a skin disorder and PTSD. The skin disorder claim was previously denied in May 1993, but new evidence does not meet the criteria to reopen it. Service connection for PTSD is granted based on verified stressors from military service.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim for PTSD, and it is now granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The RO must schedule this hearing and ensure that notice of it is sent to the correct address.

The Board has ordered further development of the veteran's case due to pending requests for additional evidence. The appeal is currently in a remanded status and will be returned to the RO for completion of requested development.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for PTSD and tinea versicolor, finding new and material evidence in support of these claims.

The veteran's request for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his fatal cardiovascular disease, and whether the cause of death is related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. As a result, the claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating from the effective date of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration by VBA due to procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current post-traumatic encephalopathy and various diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are due to aggravation of a pre-existing head injury during service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.