PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, resolving doubt in the veteran's favor. The issue of a compensable initial disability evaluation for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for verification of a stressor related to post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD is service-connected and rated at 50% disabling. The other conditions are also service-connected, with the left thigh wound receiving a 20% rating.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions and denied all issues on appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, duodenal ulcer, and hypertension. The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide further examination.

The VA has denied the veteran's request to restore a 50 percent disability evaluation for PTSD, as the evidence did not show sustained material improvement in symptoms attributable to service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and is remanding the case to obtain additional psychiatric treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD symptoms, including depression, sleep disturbance, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, anger, irritability, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, hypervigilance, social isolation, occasional unprovoked outbursts of anger, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships, produce occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. Therefore, a 70 percent rating is granted for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran does not carry a valid diagnosis of PTSD due to active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to inadequate development of the record and failure to provide proper notice.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify in-service stressors and determine if the veteran suffers from PTSD.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence, including verification of claimed stressors.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to incomplete information and the need to verify in-service stressors. The VA will obtain additional medical records, personnel records, and attempt to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to experiences during his active service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher initial rating than 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a search of unit records and a VA examination to confirm a stressor related to PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his residuals of a gunshot wound to the left external oblique muscle, finding that he was not entitled to payment at the monthly rate of $2,163 from August 1, 1990.

The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by symptoms including nightmares, disrupted sleep, irritability, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, anxiety, flattened affect, impairment of short- and long-term memory, difficulty in establishing effective social relationships, and a GAF score of 45-50. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 50 percent rating are met.