PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has ordered a remand for the VA Regional Office (RO) to attempt to locate and contact D. R., who may have information corroborating the veteran's claimed stressors related to her PTSD. The appeal will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further investigation of a stressor event that may have contributed to the veteran's PTSD diagnosis.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, despite VA efforts to corroborate them.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors, and thus concluded that his claimed PTSD is not related to his military service.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete action in the previous remand. The issues of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are being reconsidered.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

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

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding the claimed PTSD.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during or after service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, based on credible evidence of stressor events in service and VA diagnoses of PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of diabetes mellitus type II was denied, and the case is being remanded to verify stressors for PTSD. The veteran will be provided with additional notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed before it can adjudicate the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for PTSD and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional notice, assistance, and examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection for epididymo-orchitis, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis (claimed as swelling of the hands and feet) have been denied. The veteran does not suffer from these conditions that can be related to his period of service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for several reasons, including obtaining VA treatment records, considering the new evidence, and addressing issues related to effective dates and claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA mental health counseling records and a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD diagnosis warrants any change based on new evidence.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the inability to verify his claimed in-service stressor events. The VA must attempt to verify these events and provide a report detailing any verified event, then readjudicate the case.