PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's reported stressor did not occur during combat with the enemy, and thus his PTSD is not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify an in-service accident and determine if it caused a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 50 percent disability rating effective March 31, 2003.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and therefore no rating decision was made.

The Board determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to any such stressors.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded to allow further verification of a specific in-service stressor involving intentional shooting and sentencing. The case will be returned to the Board after this is completed.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability and no verified stressor, leading to the denial of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressor and determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an objective opinion regarding whether the veteran's verified stressors resulted in PTSD. The veteran must be afforded a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and therefore his statements regarding stressors are not sufficient to establish their occurrence. The evidence does not corroborate the veteran's alleged stressors, thus service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's alleged in-service stressors and conducting a VA psychiatric examination if any are verified.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a psychiatric examination and consideration of newly received service medical records.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for PTSD or chronic residuals of mononucleosis infections, and thus denied the veteran's claims.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD was denied due to his failure to appear for VA examinations without good cause shown.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective August 11, 2003. The Board finds that the disability picture more closely approximates a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inconsistencies in GAF scores and need for a contemporaneous examination report.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors, and thus the diagnoses of PTSD were not established.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, the highest available under VA's rating criteria. The veteran's other claims for increased evaluations of hearing loss and left knee strain remain pending.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining verification of service stressors and scheduling a VA examination.