PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's PTSD symptoms, including frequent nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and depression, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has ordered the case remanded due to incomplete evidence and need for a new VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD and concluded that the veteran does not suffer from this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD disability more nearly approximates the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation, which is granted.

The Board found no objective findings or other independently verifiable evidence of chronic memory loss and concentration problems due to an undiagnosed illness, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and TDIU due to the need for a new hearing at the RO.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD or an adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher rating than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain her Air National Guard personnel records from Washington State, as her active duty was with this unit from June 1975 to February 1982. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since July 26, 2002. The rating is based on the symptoms of depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts/flashbacks, hypervigilance, sleep impairment, irritability, and anger control problems.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been manifested by slight memory loss, periods of disorientation, hypervigilance, irritability, and word-finding difficulty. However, the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they fall within the 30 percent disability range.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus the claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to July 12, 2004 and increased to 50 percent thereafter. His diabetes mellitus type II remains at a 20 percent rating.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and medical evidence linking current symptoms to those events.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to ambiguity surrounding the current severity of his condition and the fact that there are VA outpatient records not part of the claims folder.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from a VA facility and verifying stressor events. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD based on alleged sexual assault in service.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional records and examination.

The VA denied the veteran's request for a higher initial rating of PTSD, maintaining it at 30 percent since October 31, 2001.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as it results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.