PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and a need to verify the appellant's claimed stressors during basic training at Parris Island.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, as well as his claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD. The veteran is currently receiving a 100% evaluation for PTSD since October 1, 1991.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations, updated treatment records, and social and industrial surveys.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-service diagnosis. The stressors reported by the veteran were not verified, and thus, service connection could not be granted.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD alone does not render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board finds that his need for assistance is attributable to multiple other medical problems, including dementia.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues include service connection claims and reopening of a previously denied PTSD claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case has been remanded due to the need for medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of her diagnosed disabilities.

The veteran's PTSD is granted and rated at 70 percent since April 21, 2006. Service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, seborrheic dermatitis, and anxiety (secondary to PTSD) are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, effective from the date of his claim.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hepatitis B and C, hypertension, and a low back disability due to lack of verified stressors and insufficient evidence linking current conditions to service. The claim seeking lung disability reopening was also denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and lower back shrapnel fragments, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a verified stressor for PTSD. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered after further investigation and examination.

The veteran's widow is granted recovery of accrued benefits for the award of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from November 1, 1983, to November 5, 1990. The TDIU was awarded based on the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg condition secondary to his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound of the left lower extremity, and denied his increased rating claim for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left lower extremity. The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, for purposes of accrued benefits, cannot be granted as there is no credible supporting evidence of a claimed in-service stressor or combat participation.

The veteran's claims for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for PTSD and GERD, both alleged to be caused by an assault at a VA hospital, are denied due to the prohibition on compensating for disabilities acquired outside the scope of VA care.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is related to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing, and his claims of higher PTSD evaluation and TDIU are pending.