PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and he claims it should be higher. The RO must obtain complete records of his hospitalizations for PTSD and arrange for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not warrant an initial compensable rating, as it is currently rated at Level I. The issue of entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD remains pending and will be remanded for further development.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an additional VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's PTSD and distinguish its symptoms from those caused by other non-service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to support the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD. This includes obtaining records from a VA facility in Pocatello and possibly Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded to the RO due to incomplete notification under the VCAA.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and obtain relevant medical records.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus, his claimed stressors could not be verified. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied service connection for right foot disability, PTSD, pancreatitis, and back disability. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a current disability related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is not related to his military service, including service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD caused no more than an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also granted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, which was granted on February 15, 2000, is denied. The earliest possible effective date is the date of his petition to reopen the claim.

The Board has found that the veteran's PTSD is likely due to events during service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and does not have a corroborated in-service stressor upon which a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder may be predicated. As such, service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD and found that the veteran's industrial impairment is no more than considerable. The effective date of TDIU benefits remains prior to August 13, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the veteran did not provide any information regarding such.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating from October 11, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus concluding that there is no basis to grant service connection.