PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board found that the veteran did not have PTSD caused by any event that occurred during service and denied his claim.

The veteran's PTSD manifestations result in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating effective March 25, 1997.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied. The appeal was not about a presumption like PACT Act, Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune exposure; nor did it involve a secondary condition or aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The veteran's hysterical neurosis with depression and PTSD is productive of social and industrial impairment that more nearly approximates total than severe, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a court ruling invalidating part of its development authority. The appellant's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was not supported by new and material evidence, resulting in a denial of his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence from the National Personnel Records Center. The case will be returned for additional consideration.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the appellant's claimed service connection for PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for total disability due to service-connected disabilities rated totally disabling for at least five years prior to his death.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now returned to the RO for completion of the requested development and a determination on the claim.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for various disabilities, including PTSD, headaches, bowel problems, nerve damage to the right hand and arm, and chronic pain syndrome of the left upper extremity.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has ordered the case remanded for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 26, 1995, for the grant of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The preponderance of evidence did not establish that the veteran was unemployable prior to this date.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and he is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous disorder (Inclusive of PTSD) and hearing loss. The evidence received since the September 1994 decision does not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to missing service records, Social Security Administration records, and VA treatment records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the December 1999 rating decision, which assigned disability ratings for neurocirculatory asthenia. The issues of earlier effective dates and higher disability ratings are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, finding that the veteran's nicotine dependence during military service led to his current condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, based on direct evidence and without any need to reopen the case or consider other theories such as secondary service connection.