PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining more specific information about the veteran's activities in Vietnam and scheduling a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have PTSD or depression as a result of any incident of military service and therefore, denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to higher ratings for diabetes mellitus and PTSD.,The TDIU claim is pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient VCAA notification and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be remanded to allow for further development, including verifying stressors and obtaining medical opinions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a stressor related to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for atherosclerotic heart disorder will also be addressed.

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed in-service stressors were not related to combat and lacked credible corroborating evidence.

The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, but the RO is remanding this issue to the AMC for further development and consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is a result of traumatic experiences during service and grants his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent prior to August 30, 2004 and denied for a higher rating. From August 30, 2004, the veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder are all service-connected. The right knee disorder is considered to have been aggravated during active duty, while the left knee disorder is not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no competent evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to a credible stressor related to learning about the death of his childhood friend in Vietnam.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD cannot be established.

The veteran's current PTSD symptoms do not warrant a higher rating, and the existing 70 percent disability rating remains appropriate based on his overall mental health condition.