PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for further development to comply with VA's duty to assist and to authenticate the veteran's alleged stressors. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment as of January 2, 2004, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VCAA compliance and need for additional evidence, including treatment records from Hamilton Center and Associated Psychologists. The veteran is also advised that failure to report for any scheduled examination may result in the denial of a claim.

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent disability rating effective December 15, 2004. The veteran's symptoms were characterized by occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the veteran's testimony regarding worsening PTSD symptoms and his claim for service connection of hypertension secondary to PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for further review after the requested development is completed.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a substantiated diagnosis of PTSD related to any incident in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine if the veteran has PTSD and whether his hepatitis condition has worsened.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, prior to March 6, 2001, and entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, beginning March 6, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, with the diagnosis based on verified stressors during his tour of duty in Vietnam.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and residuals of a gunshot wound to the left hand did not substantially or materially contribute to cause his death, but he was in receipt of a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for over ten years prior to his death. Therefore, DIC benefits are granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service.

The Board has determined that additional efforts should be made to contact the veteran and obtain more specific information regarding his claimed inservice stressors. The case is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since February 22, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, finding that there was no current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between the service-connected cervical spine disability and tinnitus.

The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete information.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after a previous rating decision, and the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD based on sexual trauma is pending.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible evidence of a stressor that occurred during his military service. The Board found the veteran's account of sexual assault by a sergeant to be not credible and noted inconsistencies in the medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from a VA clinic and verifying stressors. The veteran's claim for PTSD will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and a need for notification of what evidence would be necessary to reopen the claim.

The RO granted the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 15, 2000 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and awarded him a 100 percent disability evaluation. The decision was based on new medical evidence received in November 1999.