PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the 10-year duration requirement for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under DSM IV and there is no credible supporting evidence verifying her claimed in-service stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors in Vietnam. The veteran is still required to provide more specific information about his unit location and the National Personnel Records Center was contacted for additional personnel records, but not the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) as requested.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and due process concerns, including obtaining VA treatment records from East Orange and Gainesville VAMCs.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, systolic cardiac murmur, PTSD, and post-concussion headaches. The appeals were based on direct evidence of these conditions without any presumption or secondary linkage to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a claimed in-service stressor and PTSD. The veteran is asked to provide additional information and possibly submit 'buddy' statements or obtain service personnel records.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that may be present. The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD based on abuse will be readjudicated.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and his diagnoses of PTSD are not based on a verified in-service stressor or stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional evidence from SSA and VA medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD effective November 30, 2005. The veteran's other claims are remanded.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The veteran's claim for service connection remains in remand status.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 7, 2005, for TDIU due to lack of factual ascertainability of unemployability within one year before the date of his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's COPD and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 6, 2000 for service connection for PTSD. The earliest possible effective date provided by law and regulations is July 6, 2000.

The Board is remanding the case to comply with VCAA requirements and provide the veteran with proper notice regarding his PTSD claim, including what constitutes new and material evidence.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling since October 23, 2003. The VA has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational or social impairment.,The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated as noncompensable. The VA found no evidence of total occupational or social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for acne vulgaris, higher initial rating for PTSD, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for IBS as secondary to PTSD. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a prior informal claim before March 26, 2002.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher schedular evaluations.