PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating as of April 20, 2004.

From April 12, 2002 to March 30, 2006, the veteran's PTSD was manifested by emotional problems and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.,From March 31, 2006, the veteran's PTSD is manifested by nightmares, sleep disorder, exaggerated startle response, isolation from anyone other than his spouse, avoidance, and a GAF score of 55.

The veteran's PTSD is service-connected and an increased evaluation for his right ankle fracture with degenerative joint disease is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 28, 2001 for a total schedular rating for service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine if the veteran's back condition and PTSD are related to service.

The Board found no evidence of current PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression was denied as there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors, and the record did not establish a current psychiatric disorder began during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private and VA psychiatric treatment records from 1993 to the present, and scheduling a psychiatric examination. The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's claimed stressors and scheduling a VA examination to determine if he suffers from PTSD as a result of those stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for a demyelinating disease and determined that an effective date prior to June 23, 1997 is warranted for the award of PTSD.

The veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to incarceration was waived because recovery would be against equity and good conscience, given his total disability from service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have verified stressors associated with his PTSD diagnosis, and therefore service connection for PTSD is denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD with dysthymia was productive of mild social and industrial impairment from May 8, 1995 to February 20, 1997, warranting a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran currently suffers from Bipolar Affective Disorder but not PTSD. The claim for PTSD was denied, while the claim for Bipolar Affective Disorder was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant such a higher rating based on the criteria provided by the VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors for PTSD. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, left leg neuropathy, and sinusitis. The denial is based on a lack of credible supporting evidence corroborating the claimed in-service stressors for PTSD and because there is no evidence linking the current disabilities to service or any noise exposure.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of her military service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's dental problems are not a result of trauma in service and denied her claim for service connection.