PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and ensuring compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The issues include reopening of claims for peptic ulcer disease and dysentery, as well as seeking service connection for ischemic heart disease/myocardial infarction, beriberi, malnutrition, PTSD, and malaria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, effective March 8, 2001.

The Board has determined that the claimant's service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted based on direct evidence of a wartime experience in Vietnam.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Board has remanded the case to allow for additional development and consideration.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine was granted, but only as of March 12, 1999.,The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The veteran's claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and kidney stones were denied as they are not related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus was denied as there was no medical evidence linking the condition to his active military service. The appeal is not about service connection for PTSD or Hodgkin's disease.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical development, including a new examination and review of his VA and private medical records. The RO will then readjudicate the claim for increased evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is not service-connected because there is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, found to have been incurred during active duty. The veteran's hypertension and hemorrhoids are also considered, with the hypertension receiving a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from May 2001.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for PTSD and a disability of the eyes, finding that there was no new evidence to reopen the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that October 12, 1999 was the correct date based on the facts found.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to discrepancies in the clinical examination findings and GAF score.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including referral of the veteran's claims folder to a medical specialist and production of an opinion consistent with VCAA. The issue is whether service-connected PTSD contributed substantially and materially to cause the veteran's death.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and retroactively assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective from November 25, 1997. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service and denied the claim.

The appellant seeks an increased initial disability evaluation for PTSD, which is currently rated at 30 percent. The case has been remanded due to inadequate notification and the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertensive heart disease, a compensable original disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an original disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The appeals were based on direct service connection.