PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as it does not result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim.,The Board also denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left shoulder, concluding that there was no evidence linking his condition to active duty or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD must be remanded to allow for further development, including verification of claimed stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. As a result, accrued benefits were also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not caused by any in-service stressor and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that her stressors were not corroborated by service records and concluding that her current PTSD is not related to her military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD. The decision is to grant this claim.

The Board denied service connection for throat cancer and PTSD. The veteran's claim was not reopened as new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD but is now requesting additional evidence and a new examination to determine if the current rating of 30 percent should be increased.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to an independently verifiable in-service stressor and therefore denied his claim for service connection for PTSD. The evaluation of prostate cancer residuals remains pending as it pertains to a different issue.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to November 30, 2000 for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disability (TDIU) and for a 70 percent rating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under DSM-IV, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD effective May 14, 2003, but denied the claim of service connection prior to that date. The appellant is seeking a higher rating and an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the VA's duties to notify and assist have not been fulfilled for this issue, and thus the case is being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to incomplete evidence, including SSA disability records. The appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD and head injury are inextricably intertwined with his claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, a gunshot wound to the left knee, residuals of open heart surgery with titanium plates, and bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claims were based on his claimed in-service stressors as a POW in North Korea, but there was no credible evidence supporting these claims.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and examinations to address the veteran's PTSD, left foot injury, and low back disability.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD should be January 11, 1983.