PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's in-service stressors and a need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to incomplete records and to ensure all pertinent data are of record.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified stressor, and thus, the criteria for service connection were not met.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and award of a total rating for PTSD, as this issue was previously decided by a final Board decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD and type II diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence does not warrant higher ratings under applicable rating criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a left shoulder condition as there is no medical evidence of current disability or in-service stressor.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her failure to report for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and thus denied service connection for PTSD. The veteran's pension benefits claim was also denied as he did not meet the threshold requirements for nonservice-connected disability pension based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that no earlier effective date could be assigned due to lack of evidence meeting all eligibility criteria on April 11, 1980 when PTSD was added as a diagnostic entity in VA's Schedule for Rating Mental Disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective from March 27, 2003. The decision also addressed the veteran's claim of tinnitus but found no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 20, 2002 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35. The veteran's claim for a TDIU was not addressed in this decision.

The veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including examinations and clarification of opinions regarding his PTSD and lumbar spine disability.

The veteran's claim for increased PTSD and TDIU is being remanded due to conflicting evidence of severity, the need for a VA examination, and consideration of all psychiatric symptoms in adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 10, 1998 for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the lack of factual ascertainability that his service-connected psychiatric disability resulted in severe social and industrial inadaptability prior to that date.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder related to the veteran's active military service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for a personality disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and sarcoidosis. For PTSD, the Board found that the evidence did not show a total or severe disruption in family or employment relationships due to PTSD, thus denying an increased rating beyond the current 50%.