PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's in-service stressor occurred, as there is conflicting information from different sources.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus or PTSD being related to the veteran's service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and initial evaluations for PTSD and IBS. The decision found that new evidence did not establish a direct or secondary relationship between these conditions and military service.

The veteran has withdrawn his claim for service connection for PTSD, and the appeal is dismissed.

Effective September 13, 2005, the veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a stomach disorder, and joint aches due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no credible evidence of a verified in-service stressor and thus denied the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of his claimed in-service stressors and thus concluding that he did not meet the second criterion required to establish service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus and service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of combat exposure or verified stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is pending.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claims are related to his alleged experiences during military service in Japan.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that no earlier claim was filed and that the veteran did not meet eligibility criteria for a liberalizing law or VA issue.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and colon cancer were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, and there was no causal link between his presumed Agent Orange exposure in service and subsequent development of colon cancer.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of in-service stressors or current disabilities related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on a verified in-service stressor. However, there is no evidence linking his prostate cancer to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

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

The Board has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the veteran's PTSD, effective October 25, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic PTSD is related to an inservice attempted homosexual rape, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The veteran's claims for residuals of a brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arthritis of the hands, and sleep deprivation are denied. The veteran is granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and bilateral knee disability.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found no legal basis for the assignment of a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, and denied compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss prior to November 9, 2005, and from that date forward. A rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder was also denied.