PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressor event and determine if he meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for PTSD needs further development and remands to the RO.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted a 20 percent disability rating for his degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent under the old criteria, but not under the new criteria.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and ensuring compliance with VCAA notice requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressors and service records support this conclusion, granting service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current disability meeting the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD requires additional development due to incomplete records and need for a new VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to October 22, 2003.,From October 22, 2003, the veteran's PTSD warranted a rating of 70 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service, including obtaining records and verifying stressor events.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The RO found that the earliest valid date for service connection was November 18, 1996.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from October 17, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no independent verification of a stressor in service to support his diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD based on new and material evidence, but the issue remains denied as there is insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the veteran's current PTSD and his military service.

The June 1995 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD was not reopened due to the lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C, PTSD, and reopened a previously denied claim for a skin disorder. The veteran's hepatitis C is linked to his reported drug use in service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not currently have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ED as secondary to diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, and hearing loss were all denied.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100% schedular rating for PTSD should be December 1, 1997.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis and noting that there was insufficient information to establish an in-service stressor.