PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and failure to provide proper notice regarding personal assault claims for PTSD.

The veteran's January 2003 statement was considered a timely notice of disagreement to the January 2003 rating decision denying his claim for service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case on the issues of new and material evidence and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and notification of additional evidence requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from September 2003.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD from February 16, 2001, to March 31, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection for PTSD is warranted based on credible evidence of a stressor event in service and medical opinions linking his current psychiatric conditions to those events.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and his increased rating claim for cervical spine disability, including arthritis and fusion at C2-3. The denial was based on a lack of credible supporting evidence for the stressors upon which the diagnosis is based.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating based on total occupational impairment due to PTSD symptoms.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD based on an in-service stressor and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD as of March 1, 2000, and denied the veteran's request for higher ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for a skin disorder. The veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressors, while the evidence does not support a finding of a chronic skin disorder or any link between current symptoms and service.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse. The Board has remanded the case to obtain a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's current condition is as likely as not related to his verified in-service stressor involving a helicopter crash.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran is granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from May 6, 2003, and no higher. The evidence does not support a finding of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has directed the RO to attempt to verify stressors related to PTSD, including a reported incident where the veteran's friend was killed in a mortar attack. The case is returned for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, arthritis of the left shoulder, acne, diarrhea, sexual dysfunction, eye disability, and thumb condition. The denial is based on a lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's appeal regarding the assigned ratings for PTSD with depression and post-traumatic headaches is being remanded due to incomplete development of his claims, including obtaining treatment records from VA Medical Center and a private neurologist.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, a rating in excess of 30 percent for atopic dermatitis, and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a neck injury due to outstanding medical records and the need for further examination.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his alcohol dependence was proximately due to or the result of his PTSD.