PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination and analysis regarding service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to her death resulting from cardiac arrest.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection and did not grant a higher rating for his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of diabetes mellitus, type II; kidney cancer; bladder cancer; or macular degeneration in service or for many years thereafter, and no competent evidence of a nexus between these disorders and his period of active service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Board determined that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam, and thus could not establish entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder or diabetes mellitus based on exposure to Agent Orange. The VA medical records provided no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorder is related to his in-service injury, warranting service connection.,While the veteran has a history of anxiety symptoms, there is no competent evidence of a separate and distinct anxiety disorder not secondary to PTSD.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 11, 2001 for a 100 percent disability evaluation for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's claims for increased rating for varicose veins, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for a positive TB test are denied. The claim for residuals of a neck injury is remanded.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD. The right knee degenerative changes and skin disorder of the feet were denied as not related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a higher evaluation for his migraine headaches. The veteran was not granted service connection due to lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, and his headache disability was rated at 30%.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants an initial rating of 50 percent, effective from April 20, 1998.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible disability rating, and his degenerative disc disease with myofascial syndrome of the entire spine is also rated at its maximum. The VA has granted these ratings effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the claim of CUE regarding a 1991 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD. The evidence considered at that time did not support a diagnosis of PTSD.