PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination to determine the etiology of his hypertension.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of February 18, 2004. Effective from that date, he is granted TDIU with a 70% disability rating.

The veteran's death was caused by his service-connected PTSD, which led to alcohol abuse that contributed to the cause of death. The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death.

The VA has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, effective from the date of claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a video conference hearing. The claim will be returned after the hearing is conducted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is service-connected.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not result from a verified in-service stressor, specifically his assault by gang members in Hawaii in 1978. The Board concluded that there was no nexus between the inservice personal assault and the veteran's current PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of service records and need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred or aggravated in active military service and denied her claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, including almost being killed while refueling an aircraft and having friends killed in Turkey, were not corroborated by supporting evidence. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD as there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The VA denied a higher initial disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, assigning a 30 percent rating.

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

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development of the record, including verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressor and further examination.

The VA denied a higher initial rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the record lacks sufficient information to verify the veteran's claimed stressors for PTSD. The case is being remanded to attempt verification of these events.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to January 29, 2003. As such, an earlier effective date is denied.

The veteran's combined disability rating is 70 percent, but the Board finds that he is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities alone.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor. The temporary total rating based on hospitalization for a service-connected disability was also denied.