PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denies his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of stressors and examination by a VA psychiatrist to determine if PTSD is due to an inservice stressor.

The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD, effective February 8, 2003.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, which was granted on May 6, 2004. The case has been remanded to determine if there is clear and unmistakable error in a prior final VA decision denying service connection for delayed stress neurosis.

The VA has granted a 30 percent evaluation for PTSD since January 29, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient records, and the issues of higher disability ratings for PTSD and shrapnel wounds to the neck, as well as effective dates for service connection and TDIU are pending.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD. The RO must attempt to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, obtain all outstanding VA medical records, and schedule a VA examination if necessary.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and malaria were denied as there was no evidence of a claim prior to the effective dates granted.,For bilateral hearing loss, the veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date than January 15, 1975. The rating assigned since that date has been determined based on VA's current criteria for evaluating hearing loss.

The Board found that the evidence did not independently corroborate the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Board videoconference hearing at the RO in Nashville, TN. The case will be readjudicated after this.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to his military service. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, which can be related to his period of service and thus denied service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim. The finality of prior decisions precluded further consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records, verifying a claimed stressor, and arranging for a PTSD examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any identified disabilities.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent since February 7, 2003. The claim for service connection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation secondary to PTSD was granted.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further evidence regarding in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a sleep disorder, finding no verified stressor events during military service. The claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability was not addressed as it pertained to reopening of an existing claim rather than initial service connection.