PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with the veteran's account of an incident involving the death of Ratliff.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him demonstrably unable to retain substantially gainful employment, warranting a 100% rating from the date of claim on March 18, 1996.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran experienced a combat stressor during service and now has a current diagnosis of PTSD. The remaining issues of service connection for esophageal cancer and larynx cancer are remanded to the RO.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of service and need for further examination regarding stressors.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to service connection for PTSD, as there exists credible evidence linking his current symptoms to an in-service stressor (a gunshot wound to the abdomen).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for drug and alcohol addiction, as well as PTSD. The decision stated that the veteran did not have a disease or injury during his active military service that could be considered 'in the line of duty' due to his own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs.

The Board has determined that the veteran was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities as of August 2, 2001 and granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability with an effective date of August 2, 2001.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) based on direct evidence of a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD in May 2001, citing lack of corroboration of the alleged non-combat stressor. The veteran's motion to revise this decision on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA psychiatric examination and to obtain additional medical records, including from Dr. Braack.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran's residuals of a thoracic spine fracture are rated at 60 percent, effective from the date of the June 1998 VA examination. The issue of service connection for PTSD and multiple disorders is referred back to the RO.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic arthritis of the fingers. The remaining issues on appeal are REMANDED to the RO.

The veteran's request for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to his desire for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has granted a higher disability rating for the veteran's PTSD to seventy percent, effective April 1998. The TDIU claim is also granted as the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected post traumatic stress disorder, finding that his symptoms render him unemployable and severely impair his social functioning.

The Board is remanding the case to review the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to additional evidence and further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and need for further verification of stressors, as well as additional medical records.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's original claim was denied in July 1998, but with the submission of additional evidence showing potential PTSD related to his military service, the claim is now reopened.