PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating, effective December 6, 2001. The veteran's PTSD is characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional information from the Social Security Administration.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service due to lack of corroborating evidence and a valid diagnosis.

The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, panic attacks with depression, and chronic low back pain due to a lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and no competent medical nexus evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his service experiences as a paratrooper.

The veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the inability to attend a scheduled hearing.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD. The Board has ordered the RO to verify the stressors and obtain all relevant records before deciding his claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that new evidence supports reopening of his previously denied claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his current symptoms are related to his military service.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD, which was granted on September 27, 2004. The case is being remanded to the RO for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient detail of the veteran's claimed PTSD and the need for verification of an inservice stressor. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he believes was caused by stressful events during his time in Vietnam.

The veteran's PTSD causes trouble sleeping, irritability, and difficulty concentrating but does not cause suicidal or homicidal ideations. The VA examiner found the veteran to have moderate impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder is rated at 30 percent since November 7, 1996.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and that psychiatric disability other than PTSD was not incurred or aggravated during active service. The claims are therefore denied.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to October 20, 2003. From that date until November 29, 2004, the rating was increased to 50 percent. Effective from November 30, 2004, the VA assigned a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and the evaluation of residuals of a burn injury to the right arm, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor or current disability.

The Board denied reopening the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and found that new and material evidence was not received. The claim for service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a 70 percent rating is warranted based on his symptoms of deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, and mood.