PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and issues related to service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service due to a lack of verified stressors, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and further examination.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and other issues, finding no clear and unmistakable error in a June 1968 rating decision denying his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of burns to the arms and legs.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his VA employee personnel file and clarifying whether he wishes to claim service connection for PTSD. The RO/AMC will also make arrangements for the veteran to be examined by an examiner to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any manifested neuropsychiatric disability.

The VA is remanding the case for further development due to new evidence received from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD or kidney disease that is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of confirmed in-service stressors and current diagnosis. Service connection was also denied for lumbosacral strain as the condition is not related to service or a presumptive exposure basis.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since June 2002, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's PTSD claim is granted, and her low back disability rating is increased to 60 percent effective February 15, 1994. The veteran's initial request for a higher rating for the low back disability from September 23, 2002, remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and a need for further examination. The veteran must provide more specific information about his alleged stressors in service, which will be verified by VA.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of his reported in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, seborrheic dermatitis, and varicose veins of both lower extremities. The TDIU claim was withdrawn prior to decision.

The veteran's initial rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was granted at a 50 percent level, effective July 18, 2002. The Board found that the evidence did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a higher initial rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for further examination regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service and credible supporting evidence to support his claimed stressors was not submitted. The description of the in-service stressors by the veteran do not provide sufficient detail such that they are likely to be verified by unit histories or other service records. As a result, the Board concluded that PTSD was not incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.