PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for VCAA notification and development. The case will be re-adjudicated after these steps are completed.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is required to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD and whether it is related to his service. The veteran's anxiety disorder evaluation remains under review.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and service connection for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining personnel records, corroborating stressor information from JSRRC, and obtaining VA outpatient treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scars from multiple fragmentation wounds of both hands and service connection for PTSD. The evidence did not support the veteran's claim for a higher rating, as there was no medical evidence indicating any limitation of function or motion of his hands. For PTSD, the Board found that the veteran had not met the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of a verified stressor and the need for further medical examination.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The veteran's service-connected PTSD does not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to December 2, 2005.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent disabling from September 13, 2002 to September 7, 2005.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbar paravertebral myositis with small disk protrusion, effective from August 12, 1997. The veteran's hypertension and PTSD remain rated at their current levels.

The Board finds that the veteran has PTSD as a result of his in-service stressor and grants service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current hepatitis C is related to his time in service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and a shell fragment wound to the neck, are severe enough to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation of his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence did not show that the veteran's disability picture more closely approximated the criteria for a 50% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to a pre-existing condition aggravated by in-service sexual harassment. Service connection for Major Depressive Disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking the disorder to service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess his PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing notice of disability rating and effective date.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective September 20, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case for a Decision Review Officer (DRO) hearing and will notify the appellant of the scheduled hearing at their latest address of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent evaluation from February 10, 1997 to August 6, 1998. The claim for TDIU prior to this date remains denied.