PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's condition results in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has received notification of the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal, and therefore dismisses the appeal.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and his claims for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were denied as not service-connected.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional information regarding his alleged exposure to herbicides and a psychiatric examination for PTSD.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD based on initial award, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted an initial 50 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective October 30, 2002.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the issues of increased ratings for service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left upper back with retained foreign body and service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA clinic records and a PTSD examination. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and tinea pedis, as well as TDIU, are pending.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1994 rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD, effective February 7, 1994. The veteran's claim was received on March 29, 1994, which is later than the date of his diagnosis with PTSD.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance was denied because it was not filed within the required two-year period after service connection was granted.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD, a back disorder, defective hearing, tinnitus, and gastrointestinal disorders as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The other issues were not granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that there was no competent medical evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for the veteran's low back disability, but denied a higher initial rating for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred, and thus concluded that service connection could not be granted.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified stressors and inability to locate service medical records, leading to a determination that new evidence was not sufficient to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board found that credible supporting evidence of claimed PTSD stressors is not shown, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.