PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to in-service stressors, and requests that the U.S. Army and Joint Service Records Research Center verify the occurrence of the claimed incidents.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and therefore, service connection cannot be granted. The claim is denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied in November 1989. The Board is now being asked to revise this decision due to clear and unmistakable error, specifically regarding the failure to consider whether he should have been awarded a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities, and PTSD have been denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for further evidence, including verification of stressor events and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal, leaving no justiciable issues for review.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence verifying his claimed in-service personal assault stressor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions, did not result in unemployability prior to April 21, 2000. As such, the effective date for TDIU is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service and stressors consistent with service.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for frozen feet was withdrawn by the veteran prior to a decision being made.

The Board found no verified in-service stressors for PTSD, and denied service connection.,Service connection was also denied for BPH as there is no evidence of a prostate disorder due to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and PTSD require further development due to incomplete information regarding his alleged stressful events in service, as well as potential sexual assault allegations. The RO/AMC is directed to obtain additional medical records from various providers and ensure that the veteran receives proper notice of the VCAA.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral blindness, heat stroke, seizures, paranoid schizophrenia, PTSD, a spot on the lung, and headaches. The veteran's claims were found to be without merit based on the lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the alleged in-service stressors, and therefore insufficient corroboration of his claimed PTSD diagnosis.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and a psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened, and he is now granted service connection. His residuals of a fractured left tibia are rated at 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement to a 30 percent rating for bilateral trench feet is July 14, 1994.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of a timely substantive appeal following the issuance of the June 1995 statement of case. The Board found that his December 20, 1995 submission was not timely filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50% rating.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for PTSD, as well as TDIU, were all granted by the RO.