PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD in December 1999, but the effective date is being determined as it cannot be earlier than September 21, 1999 due to lack of evidence supporting combat participation.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on new evidence provided by the veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete notice and potential missing medical records. The veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU are now pending.

The case is being remanded for further development and readjudication due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD, indicating total industrial impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking any current psychiatric condition to his military service. The Board noted that the only reference in the service medical records to a psychiatric issue was at enlistment and found no evidence of a stressor related to PTSD during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional examination and development of evidence.

The Board is remanding the case to provide VCAA notice and to consider whether new evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from October 17, 1997.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD from March 29, 1993, through December 5, 1999. The veteran's appeal is about the appropriate effective date and whether he should receive a higher rating.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and a private hospital. The appeal is being remanded for these additional actions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left wrist injury and PTSD are being remanded to the RO for further development of the record, including obtaining additional medical records and ensuring compliance with all due process requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left shoulder or PTSD as a result of service. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depression and assigned a 50 percent evaluation effective from November 20, 2000. The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was denied, as the criteria for such were not met. The effective date for the award of a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD has been set at November 20, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, residuals of alcoholism, and a compensable disability rating for post-operative excision of post-traumatic deformity of costal cartilage. The veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions based on medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete VCAA notice and potential issues with service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence to corroborate his claimed personal assaults during service.

The Board found that there was no credible supporting evidence for the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for service-connected PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 50 percent.