PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to lack of a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and incomplete service medical records.

The veteran's PTSD was initially granted service connection and rated at 30 percent. The RO later increased the rating to 50 percent, effective December 19, 2002.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claimed stressor is related to a sexual assault during service, but there is insufficient corroborating evidence to establish its occurrence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no verified in-service stressors and no established medical link between current symptomatology and claimed in-service stressors.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his PTSD, as the evidence demonstrated that his disability caused occasional decrease in overall functioning due to recurrent anxiety, panic attacks, intermittent self-isolation, intrusive thoughts, and occasional memory impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to personal assault, including PTSD and depression, due to lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service sexual assaults.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD, as combat status is now verified. The claim will be readjudicated after the examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no diagnosed PTSD based on a verified service stressor.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent due to significant symptoms including depression, anxiety, startle response, flashbacks, and intrusive memories that have caused an inability to maintain employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD causes total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if the appellant engaged in combat and whether any verified non-combat stressors caused his PTSD. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new evidence. The claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee and right ankle pain have been denied as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's initial rating for PTSD was increased to 30 percent, and the appeal is granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board found that the September 1972, July 1983, January 1998, and July 1999 decisions were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not result in more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, thus denying a higher initial evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, finding that there was no current diagnosis of either condition and that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on direct service connection.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no medical evidence to show that he has been diagnosed with PTSD.