PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 30 percent, and therefore denied his claim.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including an updated VA psychiatric examination and a review of all relevant records. The case will be readjudicated to determine if the veteran should receive a higher disability rating for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's request for service connection for PTSD and depression is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, memory loss, cognitive disorder, headaches, skin rash, and arthritis of the knees were denied as they are not shown to be related to service. The veteran does not have a qualifying chronic disability from undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained multisymptom illness.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis, hypertension, and PTSD were denied. The Board found no current disability related to these conditions, and the stressors claimed by the veteran for PTSD could not be verified.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and right eye disability are of such severity as to preclude him from obtaining and retaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability and post-traumatic stress disorder was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and PTSD. The claim of reopening a skin condition was also denied as no new and material evidence was received.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and oral cancer. The decision on both issues is final as no new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for PTSD.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, but the Board finds that no such earlier effective date is warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and unverified stressors. The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD will be reconsidered after obtaining necessary medical records and verifying in-service stressors.

The VA denied a higher initial disability evaluation for the veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (previously claimed as PTSD), rated at 10 percent.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressor and arrange for a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need for adequate VCAA notice and further evidence regarding his unemployment and SSA disability benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the veteran's credible in-service stressor related to his participation in the clean-up of a crashed aircraft.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to meet remand instructions regarding stressor verification and further development is required.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to his symptoms.