PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent evaluation, effective April 4, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and depression resulted in total occupational and social impairment from May 13, 1999 to June 20, 2001, warranting a 100% evaluation.

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

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is incurred during active service and grants the claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his diagnosis of PTSD is related to stressful events he experienced during his active duty in Korea.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from prison facilities and determining if a hearing can be provided.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is manifested by anxiety and no evidence of panic attacks or impairment of memory or judgment. Therefore, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, a right wrist sprain with degenerative joint disease, and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident as secondary to service-connected residuals of a traumatic blast injury. The rating assigned for the right wrist sprain is 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been granted, but the RO must remand to assess current disability level and determine if staged ratings are appropriate.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the appellant's medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor actually occurred.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD from February 12, 2001 to June 10, 2003 and increased the rating to 70 percent effective from June 11, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 25, 2002, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The criteria for a grant of service connection were not met until that date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed hypertension is etiologically related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.

The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks during the period from August 22, 2002 to May 16, 2004. For the period from May 17, 2004, he experienced significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to in-service stressors, including a personal assault, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims, including providing VCAA notice as required.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a valid diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service and therefore denies his claim for service connection.