PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a new psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, TDIU, and epididymitis were all denied. The claim for service connection for infectious hepatitis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, residuals of a cervical spine fracture, and headaches/dizziness due to an undiagnosed illness were denied as the evidence does not support these claims.

The veteran's claim to reopen the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 27, 1997 for the award of service connection for PTSD is denied as legally insufficient.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold injury to both upper and lower extremities, but denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA audiological and ear examinations to assess the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and a VA psychiatric examination to determine the severity of his service-connected PTSD. The RO will then readjudicate the issues on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's exposure to mortar and rocket attacks during his time in Vietnam is sufficient to establish a direct link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's involvement in marking body and aircraft parts as well as guarding a B-52 airplane crash site near La Junta, Colorado. The veteran is also to provide statements from fellow Air Force personnel who can confirm his participation at the crash site.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain further information about the veteran's claimed stressors and to attempt to verify them. The veteran must provide more specific details of any events that led to his PTSD, including combat experiences. If verified, a VA psychiatric examination will be arranged to assess whether the veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and if it is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash due to exposure to Agent Orange and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD. The Board found no evidence linking the current skin condition to service or otherwise supporting the claim, and concluded that presumptive service connection is not warranted.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims of service connection for Meniere's disease and PTSD, as well as her claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). Additional development is needed including obtaining medical records, scheduling VA examinations, and providing the veteran with information about corroborating evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a skin disorder on a direct basis or as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange, and an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for asbestos-related lung disease due to additional evidence needed.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of reliable clinical evidence of a PTSD diagnosis, despite multiple diagnoses of non-PTSD psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service, specifically the multiple attacks on his convoy and base in Vietnam. The evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD based on verified stressors.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection, finding that the claim was not filed until August 30, 1995.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's stressors have been verified and his symptoms align with a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claims for PTSD and lumbar disc disease were not granted as they are not related to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred in service and grants service connection for PTSD.

Since the effective date of the grant of service connection, the veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.