PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating effective January 29, 2003. The veteran's claim was initially denied in April 1992 but reopened on January 29, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's reported in-service stressor, a sexual assault, has not been verified and therefore denied her claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of his Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD, right knee disability, tremors, and COPD were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claims for PTSD and tremors were denied due to lack of verified stressors, while the claim for COPD was denied as it did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under the Persian Gulf War presumption.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD based on confirmed in-service stressors and denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the RO's January 1994 denial, which consists of multiple unrelated medical claims and VA records making no mention of PTSD, is not new and material. Therefore, the current claim for PTSD for purposes of accrued benefits was not reopened.

The VA determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD as there was no verified stressor from service and he did not engage in combat.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to combat exposure, and there is sufficient evidence linking his current symptoms of PTSD to events in service. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence supporting a current disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to service or any verified stressors. The claim will be re-adjudicated based on the results of this examination.

The case is being remanded to verify the veteran's claimed stressors causing his PTSD and to afford him a comprehensive medical examination.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating effective from May 31, 2002. The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent and later increased to 50 percent, effective April 26, 1999. The current rating of 70 percent has been granted since June 10, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified stressors and conflicting medical opinions regarding the diagnosis.

The veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service, but his hemorrhoids and left hand disorder were.,Hemorrhoids are considered a wartime condition as the veteran served in Vietnam. The left hand disorder is attributed to an injury sustained during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and a need for further examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and dismissed his appeal regarding diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and there was insufficient evidence to support his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's file is void of a confirmed in-service stressor, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.