PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have hearing loss or PTSD disabilities for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to substantiate the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD due to combat exposure in Korea. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his PTSD claim, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical treatment records from the VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

The appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and adjudication of service connection for alcohol abuse as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to procedural deficiencies and incomplete evidence.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of conflicting medical evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD, when considered with his other symptoms and treatment records, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a spinal cord injury, finding that it was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is currently evaluated at a 50 percent disability rating, and the Board finds that this evaluation adequately reflects his symptoms.

The veteran's PTSD and left leg shell fragment wound disabilities have been rated as 50 percent disabling. The TDIU claim is pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying a claimed incident from service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently evaluated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and a need for further examination. The veteran must provide more specific information about his alleged experiences in service, including names, places, and dates.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding that the veteran's accounts of stressors are consistent with the medical record and that it is at least as likely as not (50% likelihood) that his depression was incurred in or aggravated by his active service.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for numbness in the fingertips of the left hand since January 8, 2002. The veteran's condition prior to this date was rated as noncompensable.

The veteran's appeal for PTSD was denied as untimely, but her claim for paranoid schizophrenia was reopened with new evidence. The right ankle scar received a higher evaluation.,The veteran's PTSD claim is not granted due to untimeliness, while the service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is granted based on new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a skin disorder related to Agent Orange exposure, and hypertension. The evidence did not support these claims.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher evaluation, as it causes only definite social and industrial impairment.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD effective June 25, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that any prior diagnoses were not supported by objective evidence.