PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2004

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, and asthma due to new evidence presented since the final denial in November 1999. The RO is directed to schedule a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD as a result of sexual trauma during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that the veteran did not meet the full criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as bilateral hearing loss are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for various disorders, and exposure to environmental hazards are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is permanently disabling and grants a permanent total disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for sleeping sickness or encephalitis and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the inadequacy of the August 2001 VA examination and the need for additional medical evidence. The case will be returned to the Board for further action.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a bladder disorder, GERD, and Erectile Dysfunction. The veteran's claims were not reopened regarding his previously denied claim of epidermophytosis and calluses of the feet.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective date is October 30, 2001, which was when he filed his initial claim.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing and then returning it to the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and verifying claimed stressors. The veteran may be provided a psychiatric examination if any are corroborated.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and for service connection of hypertension with postoperative residuals of right hypertensive hemorrhage, claiming it as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as it was linked to his in-service stressors. However, Bipolar Disorder was not found to be related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 14, 1994, for a total disability rating for PTSD. The RO had previously granted service connection and assigned a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD effective from February 14, 1994.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD, and his current mental disorder was first manifested many years after service and is not related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a nervous condition (other than PTSD), and a right ankle disability. The new evidence submitted supports these claims.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed affect. The claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and personality disorder remain pending.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding new evidence that supports a diagnosis of PTSD.