PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that service connection should be granted for PTSD. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether substance abuse is secondary to or worsened by PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of verified in-service stressor. The claim for reopening the esophageal hiatal hernia with reflux was denied as no new and material evidence had been submitted since the previous denial. The veteran's duodenitis claim is not supported by sufficient evidence.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left chronic otitis media and service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for COPD.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD or Major Depressive Disorder as a result of service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from March 3, 2004. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a rating of 100 percent, reflecting total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last final denial is cumulative and redundant.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's request for a videoconference hearing, and no further action is required at this time.

The Board has ordered a remand to gather more information about the veteran's alleged PTSD stressor event in service and to schedule her for a VA psychiatric examination. The goal is to determine if she meets the criteria for PTSD based on verified stressors, and whether any diagnosed psychiatric conditions are related to service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and no higher. The Board found that the evidence did not support an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to November 7, 1996, or a rating in excess of 70 percent on and after May 25, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than March 7, 1988, for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and denied his claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder before April 29, 1993.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Board has remanded this matter to allow further development and consideration.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a verified in-service stressor for PTSD and thus denied her claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his military service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not timely file a Substantive Appeal, and therefore, the appeal is dismissed.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD was granted, and his PTSD disability rating was increased to 70 percent.