PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of claimed stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing at the San Diego RO.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence demonstrated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The appeal was denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's sleep apnea and his military service, and the PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence of the condition during or within one year after his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, elbow, and thoracolumbar spine disabilities were denied. The initial ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, malaria, and onychomycosis of the bilateral great toenails were also denied.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted due to a current diagnosis of PTSD that has been medically attributed to combat stressors, and the veteran is shown to have engaged in combat.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including consideration of new evidence and obtaining updated treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted service connection for chronic regional pain syndrome as a secondary condition to the veteran's already service-connected left ankle disability.

The appeal was remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran's claims for an increased rate of SMC and an earlier effective date were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rate or an earlier effective date.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, effective October 1, 2003, but not more than 50 percent prior to that date.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder effective February 10, 2006.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated at 10 percent from July 31, 2002 to April 14, 2004, but the rating was increased to 50 percent effective April 14, 2004.

The veteran's PTSD produces no more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as depression and anxiety, irritability, mildly impaired impulse control, sleep impairment, and intrusive thoughts.

The Board vacated its August 28, 2007 decision and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for further development.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and chloracne as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that either condition was related to the veteran's military service.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for an amnestic disorder claimed as a memory loss is dismissed.

The veteran's appeal for service connection claims for chronic pulmonary disease and left ventricular hypertrophy, as well as an increased rating claim for scar status post laceration of the right hand, were withdrawn. The remaining issues resulted in no change to the ratings assigned.