PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found no current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, and there is no evidence linking any current psychiatric condition to service. Hearing loss was not shown in service or related to service, and tinnitus was not incurred during service.

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

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been rated at 50 percent since October 27, 2003. The Board finds that the symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and denied his claim for service connection. The decision regarding PTSD is pending as it involves a remand.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and post traumatic stress disorder due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied a higher rating for the veteran's PTSD, finding that it does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to malingering and overendorsing of symptoms.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, residuals of pneumonia, and PTSD are denied. The claim for allergic rhinitis is granted based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50% disability rating effective April 28, 2003. Prior to this date, the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective as of the date of the initial grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if service connection for PTSD can be established.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the existence of stressors and combat duty, as well as incomplete medical examinations. The veteran is required to provide more specific details about his alleged stressors in service.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee and denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disability. The veteran's current right knee disability is presumed to be due to his combat experience in Vietnam.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD symptomatology is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating. The claim for a higher rating was denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including shrapnel wounds to the left hip, PTSD, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, and head and back injuries. The case has been remanded due to a need for additional hearing before a Board member.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent disability rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD due to lack of credible corroborating evidence of in-service stressors. The issue regarding reopening his hypertension claim is being remanded.

The veteran's appeal is currently pending and has been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals for clarification on his hearing preferences.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action on reopening a claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, and to determine whether there was clear and unmistakable error in rating decisions denying service connection for bronchitis. The veteran's pes planus is not currently service-connected.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Healed Left Tibia Stress Fracture were denied. The Board also noted that the issues of service connection for Parkinson's disease, claimed as right leg disorder, right foot disorder, and right arm disorder; and for sciatica of the left leg due to undiagnosed illness are REMANDED.