PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and remanded it to the RO for further development, including verifying a specific stressor related to the death of a fellow serviceman in November 1971.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional development of her vocational rehabilitation records.

The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder are being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of his initial claim.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 50 percent, which is the current assigned rating.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary and the case is being remanded to the RO for further action.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for verification of a claimed stressor and further examination.

The veteran's TDIU was granted effective April 25, 2001 due to his service-connected PTSD. The effective date of the PTSD rating increase from 30% to 70% is also April 25, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD was dismissed because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the possibility that the veteran's condition may have worsened and because of the need for a new examination. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 19, 2004, for the grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of recent medical records, and the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered with these new records.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury. The claim for secondary service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified stressor and thus no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but he is generally functioning satisfactorily.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and low back strain are being remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, allowing the veteran's original claim to be reviewed on its merits.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent effective October 13, 2000.,Since May 21, 2001, the veteran has been rated at 100 percent for PTSD.