PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD. The claim is therefore granted.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was granted service connection as it had its onset during wartime service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for compliance with the duty to notify and the duty to assist provisions of the VCAA, as well as for consideration of his claims for an increased disability rating for PTSD and a TDIU.

The Board found no objective indications of fatigue, memory problems, lethargy or irritability and concluded that these symptoms are not due to an undiagnosed illness. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and aortic valve deficiency. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is attributable to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran likely experienced PTSD due to his service in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War, and a skin disorder and twitching are not currently shown. The veteran's claim for these conditions is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including verifying a reported stressor and obtaining updated treatment records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for low back disability and granted a rating of 30% for PTSD.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD, which was granted on August 22, 2000. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development of records from Social Security Administration.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type with a 50 percent disability evaluation. The claims for skin and perspiration disorder affecting the skin and post-traumatic stress disorder were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus insufficient evidence to link his current PTSD symptoms to a specific event or incident during service.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a current comprehensive VA psychiatric examination and supplemental psychological testing. The case will be returned to the Board for further appellate review if necessary.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear at the scheduled hearing. The issues of reopening a claim for PTSD and increasing the rating for shoulder disability are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the relationship between the veteran's panic disorder and his service-connected PTSD, requiring an additional VA examination.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional VA outpatient treatment records and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and obtaining medical records from VA hospitals. The veteran must also provide information about his claimed stressors.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and missing medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to new and material evidence, but has not determined whether PTSD is related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it did not show more than mild occupational and social impairment.