PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing VA and non-VA treatment records, preparing a summary of stressor events to be sent to the CRUR for verification, and affording the veteran a psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior denial in 1991.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a video conference hearing at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC.

The appeal is remanded to the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for further action. The veteran's claims for service connection and reopening of his PTSD claim are being reviewed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression with memory loss, chronic diarrhea, cervical spine disability, and skin rash as they did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD or were not linked to his in-service stressors. The diagnoses offered have been depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a personal hearing and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including VA examinations and additional evidence.

The Board found no credible evidence of the veteran's claimed traumatic events in service, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and pulmonary emphysema, including as a result of Gulf War exposure, are being remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and SMC based on loss of use of both upper extremities. The denial was due to the lack of actual loss of use of his upper extremities, despite having multiple service-connected disabilities affecting them.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD and assigned an effective date of April 23, 2001. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an effective date of September 12, 1996. The veteran's claim was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence in the form of additional service medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a left foot disorder secondary to his service-connected thrombophlebitis, and for seizure disorder (PTSD) secondary to his service-connected hearing loss. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation to 100 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms of PTSD result in total social and industrial impairment.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD and right ear hearing loss, with the former being caused by acoustic trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate reasons and bases used in the analysis of his PTSD claim, as well as other service connection claims. The case will be returned to the Board after further evidentiary development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, allergic rhinitis, and an eye disorder. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature of his PTSD and diabetes mellitus.