PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms are related to his combat service in Korea. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to outstanding medical evidence.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted and assigned a 100% disability rating, effective from the date of his death in August 2001. The RO also granted staged ratings for various periods prior to his death.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and his diabetes mellitus is rated at 40 percent. The Board found that the evidence supports a higher rating for PTSD but not for diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further review of a VA Form 10-7131 submitted in October 1985, which may have constituted an informal claim for service connection for PTSD. The RO is instructed to readjudicate the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the veteran's case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying his service history. The issues of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and depression are pending.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The issue of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left hip, as there is no competent evidence that the veteran currently has such disability.,Service connection was also denied for PTSD. The Board found that the veteran did not have credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD was not found to be totally disabling for more than 10 years prior to his death, thus denying DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's effective date for a 100 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder with depression is set at September 17, 2001.

The VA has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective November 21, 2000. From September 20, 2004, the veteran's PTSD is rated as 70 percent disabling.

The veteran's PTSD was initially granted and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, which was later increased to 50 percent effective October 11, 2001.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and diabetic neuropathy, finding that the veteran's statements provide credible supporting evidence of a stressor related to his military service in Vietnam. Service connection is also granted for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no verified in-service stressor and the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The veteran's claim regarding an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for updated medical records from his VA treatment facility.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50% disabling, and the claim for a higher rating remains pending. The VA has also granted a T/R based on service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for PTSD service connection and total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Jacksonville Hospital.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess current severity.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension. The veteran's claim for chloracne as due to herbicide exposure was not reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.