PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, eye disorder, sarcoidosis, and dermatophytosis. The veteran did not engage in combat while in service, and his claimed stressors were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence. His hyperopia and presbyopia are considered refractive errors and cannot be service-connected as a matter of law.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a higher initial rating of 30 percent.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and assigned a disability rating of 30 percent effective October 29, 2002.

The veteran's PTSD, hypertension, and residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left leg with retained foreign bodies are all rated at their maximum allowable disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, and thus concluded that there was no basis for granting service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including issuance of a statement of the case and notification of the need to file a substantive appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to procedural errors in previous communications and a need to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records and stressor statements.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from a VA facility in Shreveport, LA.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a higher initial evaluation for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims for PTSD, but not for his right shoulder or bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors and obtaining a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently suffers from PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to procedural issues and need for updated evidence, including a VA mental status evaluation.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD and is remanding the case back to the RO for further development, including scheduling a video conference hearing.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of participation in combat with the enemy or a corroborated stressor from service.

The Board has granted the application to reopen and remanded the claim of service connection for a bilateral knee disability. The veteran's new evidence, including his hearing testimony, supports reopening the claim based on the submission of new and material evidence.

The Board has affirmed the current 30 percent rating for PTSD with GAD and dysthymia. The Court vacated this decision, remanding it to the RO for further action including obtaining additional VA medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that any diagnosed conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, thus denying service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, thus denying both claims.