PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, during service or within one year after separation. The veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA psychiatric rating examination. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or a result of his service-connected PTSD, but rather due to a motor vehicle accident.,The appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as she did not meet the criteria for entitlement.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to assess the veteran's current level of impairment due to PTSD. The appeal is now pending and will be reconsidered after the requested actions are completed.

Throughout the period from the effective date of the grant of service connection to the present, the veteran's PTSD has not been so disabling as to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or exposure to toxic herbicides. The claim for special monthly pension by reason of being housebound was also denied.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his PTSD with depressive reaction associated with anxiety, as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the evidence did not show a connection between the veteran's PTSD and his military service.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD from December 2, 1996, to March 21, 1998.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent rating from June 3, 1999. A subsequent increase to 70 percent was granted effective February 11, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and notification, including obtaining SSA records and medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) disability records and medical reports.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. His erectile dysfunction was not evaluated as it has been resolved by severance of service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify stressors and determine if a current diagnosis of PTSD or an immune system disorder is present.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with anxiety was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is January 16, 2003.

The VA denied an increased rating for PTSD and tinnitus, with the decision concluding that a higher evaluation is not warranted based on the current evidence of record.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total social and occupational impairment since March 8, 2003, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and Meniere's disease as secondary to bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are not before the Board.