PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a compensable rating for an abdominal scar as a result of shrapnel wound. The veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD, and his scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or revised regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant such an increase.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that any claimed in-service stressor occurred, and therefore, the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is not related to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration disability records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his PTSD and prostate cancer.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims was caused by personal assaults during his military service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the evidence required to support his claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for service connection. For scoliosis with history of lumbar pain, the rating assigned was 10 percent, which is the minimum compensable rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, urinary disorder, and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent initial disability rating effective from August 19, 2003. The veteran's PTSD causes severe symptoms including nightmares, flashbacks, paranoia, hypervigilance, and avoidance of things that remind him of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying in-service stressors. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and headaches, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to verifiable in-service stressors and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the requirements for these benefits due to his service-connected disabilities.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 70 percent rating, effective May 3, 2005. The veteran's symptoms include suicidal ideation, chronic panic attacks, impaired impulse control, severe sleep impairment, intrusive thoughts and recollections, anger often resulting in alienation of friends and family, outbursts, blunted affect, agitated depression, anxiety, social isolation, feelings of hopelessness, and guilt.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and further development of evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD and Bipolar Disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective from May 1, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected depression with PTSD, right knee sprain with patellar tendonitis, and thoracic spine degenerative joint disease. The current ratings of 50% for each condition are maintained.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and service connection for PTSD. The veteran was not shown to have worse than level I hearing acuity in either ear, resulting in no higher rating.

The VA determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD attributable to his reported stressors in service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD, finding that his condition did not warrant a higher rating based on the symptoms described.