PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete service records and lack of verification for claimed stressors. The veteran is asked to provide more specific information about his alleged stressful events, including dates and full names of involved parties.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. The veteran's reported Vietnam War experiences have been verified, and he is granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence, including verification of in-service stressors and VA treatment records. The increased rating issue remains pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and conduct examinations to determine the nature, time of onset, and etiology of any current skin disorder(s) and PTSD.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of the claim. The Board also found that the veteran is unemployable due to his PTSD and granted him a TDIU rating.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from October 27, 1995 to December 3, 1996. Effective December 4, 1996, the rating for PTSD was increased to 100 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is granted, with a maximum schedular evaluation of 50 percent. The claim for tinnitus remains at the current 10 percent rating. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, to include providing the veteran with proper notice and assistance in developing his claims.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be incurred in service and granted.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent rating, effective from the date of grant of service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there were no confirmed stressors and the evidence did not show a direct relationship to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining employment records from his employer.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased rating for PTSD, compensable rating for shrapnel fragment wounds, and service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound of the right shoulder are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the nature and extent of his service-connected conditions.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD in the claims folder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD related to his service.