PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing treatment records and a need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete evidence, requiring further development of the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in October 1998. The veteran provided specific information supporting his claim for PTSD on a VA Form 21-95-1.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants an initial rating of 30 percent, effective from March 11, 2003.

The VA determined that the veteran is not entitled to special monthly pension at the aid and attendance level due to insufficient evidence showing he requires regular aid and assistance from another person.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD based on new evidence submitted since the last final denial in June 1997. The claim is now pending for further adjudication.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 9, 1999 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The RO had previously denied claims for PTSD based on new evidence submitted by the veteran in January 1991.

The Board denied reimbursement or payment for unauthorized medical treatment provided at the Medical Center of Plano on January 14, 1999 due to lack of prior authorization and because the veteran was not treated for a service-connected disability.

The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied because the veteran's service-connected disabilities were not continuously rated totally disabling by a schedular or unemployability rating for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence of record demonstrating a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected plantar warts. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected plantar warts was denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims developed due to sexual assault during military service. The VA has ordered a remand for additional development and examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as there was no evidence of a verified stressor or stressors experienced during his Vietnam service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the alleged stressors could not be verified. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining service medical records and post-service medical records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, based on a 1969 vehicle accident. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the veteran's hearing loss and PTSD are related to service.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain relevant medical records and provide proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, manifested by generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD, panic attacks and claustrophobia, resulted in total occupational and social impairment since his employment was terminated in October 1999. The Board granted a 100 percent schedular disability rating for this condition effective October 25, 1999.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD from May 19, 1993. The rating was increased to a 30 percent evaluation from May 19, 1993, to August 5, 1998.