PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychological disorder, as his previous denial was based on lack of evidence relating PTSD or other disorders to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding whether the veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-IV and because there are outstanding VA treatment records that may be pertinent to this claim.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from October 8, 2004.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, effectively ending the case.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the effective date for service connection is set to March 8, 1999.

The Board has ordered a new examination and requested additional records to determine if the veteran's claimed PTSD is related to her alleged sexual assaults or harassments during service. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected and his depression, which is secondary to PTSD, also meets the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his service and therefore, his claim for PTSD is granted as it meets the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to a stressful event during service.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since February 22, 2001. The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since February 22, 2001. The rating for diabetes mellitus prior to August 7, 2003 was granted at 20 percent and increased to 50 percent from that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of stressors and the need for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD or any other psychiatric disability is present.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to personal assault and found that new evidence supports this claim. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed in-service sexual assault did not occur, and there is insufficient credible supporting evidence to corroborate his PTSD diagnosis. As a result, service connection for PTSD cannot be established.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of active service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and bilateral flat feet have been denied.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, bilateral hearing loss, left knee injury, prostatitis, and right shoulder fracture were denied on the merits. The claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected hemorrhoids was not addressed in this decision.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as his combined evaluation is 60 percent and the VA examiners found him capable of performing desk work.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and service connection for PTSD remains unresolved. The decision on increased evaluation for tinnitus is granted.