PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's failure to appear for a scheduled hearing, and it will be rescheduled at the next available opportunity.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent from October 31, 2000 to May 12, 2004. The Board finds that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing notice of the type of evidence necessary to establish a disability rating or effective date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD and stressors. The veteran will be asked to provide more details about his in-service events, and VA records will be obtained to verify these claims.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, or tinnitus. The veteran's claims are denied.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for PTSD from December 3, 1990, to April 14, 1999.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision is based on a direct service connection, meaning that the PTSD was found to be related to active duty without relying on any presumptions or secondary conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headaches, PTSD, and disabilities of the pancreas, bowels, and liver as secondary to substance abuse.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete service records and a need to verify the veteran's complete period of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of evidence.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU rating.

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of March 14, 2002. The RO considered the January 1995 SSA award letter as a pending claim for TDIU and determined that the earliest date entitlement arose is October 19, 2000.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the appropriate disability evaluation for his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as they did not result in significant impairment such as obsessive rituals, near-continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, or impaired impulse control.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and cluster headaches, and granted service connection for hearing loss but assigned a noncompensable rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was denied. The RO granted a 30% evaluation effective October 16, 2001 and increased it to 50% effective the same date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and numbness to the arms; and ratings in excess of 10 percent for herniated muscle of the left thigh and chondromalacia of the right knee. The veteran's claims were also denied for earlier effective dates.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and information from Social Security Administration.