PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his service and thus, his PTSD was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board found no credible evidence to corroborate the veteran's combat-related stressors and denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent for the veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms more closely align with this level of disability.

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

The VA has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD, reflecting the veteran's occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation and obsessional rituals.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus, preclude substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience. The criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis have been met.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine due to a lack of evidence corroborating his claimed in-service stressors and an absence of evidence linking current disabilities to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 12, 2000. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, so his lay testimony alone was insufficient to establish the occurrence of the alleged stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and is remanding the TDIU claim to assign an appropriate rating.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for a skin disability of the left hand, as a result of exposure to herbicides, and an increased rating for tinea cruris are not in appellate status due to lack of a substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, Heart Disorder (including hypertension), and Back Disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a causal link between current symptoms and military service. Service connection was also denied for Heart Disorder due to lack of in-service treatment records and failure to meet presumptive criteria. For the Back Disorder claim, while the veteran reported an injury during service, there were no medical records linking his current condition to service.

The Board has granted a 50% rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder since the effective date of service connection, and has denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining supporting evidence of the veteran's claimed stressors and conducting a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his symptoms are related to his in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the criteria for PTSD. The Board has found that his condition does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence of combat participation and insufficient supporting evidence for the claimed stressors. The diagnosis of PTSD is based on reported incidents, but without verified stressors, the claim cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated during his active duty service and denied the claim.

The Board has found that the veteran's alcohol abuse is not related to his service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection.