PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and service connection for hypertension and heart disease as secondary to his PTSD and/or diabetes mellitus is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and insufficient evidence linking his current PTSD diagnosis to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking her PTSD to a personal assault in service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD due to various reasons, including the need to consider all Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores and locate the veteran's Vocational Rehabilitation file.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran currently suffers from PTSD as a result of non-combat stressors experienced during his period of active service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional verification of stressors and a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of claimed in-service non-combat PTSD stressors.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of PTSD was denied as it was not factually ascertainable during the one year period prior to May 1, 2001.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus) was granted with an effective date of May 8, 2001.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is of such severity as to preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 23, 1991, for service connection of PTSD. The decision states that no claim was filed prior to this date and that a diagnosis of PTSD was confirmed in May 1991.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, but denied the claim due to a lack of established facts necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to experiences during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing proper notice and ensuring all due process steps are taken.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective from May 22, 2002.