PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical records.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the 1999 denial is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, degenerative arthritis of the right arm, upper gastrointestinal disorder, cardiovascular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, irritable colon syndrome, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder. The decision also addressed his claim for PTSD.

The Board determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board dismissed the motion for CUE review in a February 2003 decision denying service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability, and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% rating effective from May 19, 1997.

The Board found that the veteran's in-service stressors were sufficiently corroborated and granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the claimed in-service stressor could not be verified.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin disorder of the feet, neck and back injury residuals (to include arthritis), stomach disorder, and PTSD are denied. The VA will seek additional records from VA facilities in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and Santa Barbara to determine if these conditions were incurred during service.

The veteran's PTSD results in total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating. The lumbosacral strain is rated at the maximum available.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and review of the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, allowing the issue to proceed further. The rating assigned and effective date remain pending as they are not specified in the decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for further examination of the veteran's PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by total social and occupational impairment, resulting in a 100 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's honorable period of active duty in Vietnam provided sufficient evidence to establish a stressor related to his PTSD. Service connection was also granted for the left knee disability due to new and material evidence.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because he did not timely file a substantive appeal for the June 2001 rating decision denying his claims for service connection.

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

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since its initial grant, and the VA determined that he is not unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD.