PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's in-service stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as her current diagnosis of PTSD aligns with the DSM-IV criteria and there is a corroborated in-service stressor. The benefit of doubt has been applied.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records and any recent VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to the need for additional development and evidence.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition and noting that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has ordered the VA to attempt to verify a claimed stressor for PTSD and schedule the veteran for an examination if the stressor is corroborated.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD based on new evidence, but denied the temporary total rating based on hospitalization due to lack of treatment related to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% disability rating for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of the required symptomatology prior to January 9, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression as secondary to PTSD, GAD, and related conditions have been denied due to lack of confirmed stressor events. The Board finds the veteran's account regarding his claimed PTSD-inducing stressors not credible.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD related to military service and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with symptoms equivalent to reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and needs further development, including obtaining a VA mental health professional's opinion on whether the veteran experienced an in-service personal assault that could be considered as a stressor for PTSD. The examiner should also determine if the veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD based on this confirmed stressor.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claimed PTSD is not related to his military service and thus denied his claim.

The VA determined that there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's PTSD to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further verification of the veteran's claimed stressor event. The issue of service connection for alcoholism secondary to PTSD is also pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, disability due to alcohol abuse, and lung disease claimed as a result of asbestos exposure. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition that is linked to service. Service connection was not granted because there was no in-service stressor supporting the veteran's claim for PTSD, and the acquired psychiatric disorder was not shown to be related to service. The lung disease claim was also denied as there was no evidence of asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and diabetes mellitus type II as they were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. The Board found that there was no nexus between these conditions and his time in Vietnam.