PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder back to the RO for further development and due process.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type 2; hypertension; PTSD; and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded to the RO for a hearing.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the local RO.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be manifested by symptoms that did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and to provide a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence of a verifiable in-service stressor.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, family relationships, and mood during the timeframe April 2, 2005, to July 16, 2006. However, there is no evidence of total occupational and social impairment during this time period.

The veteran's claims file was misplaced and needs to be rebuilt, including a comprehensive search for missing records.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the effective date for service connection for PTSD remains February 26, 1999. The claim to reopen a nervous condition was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded to obtain additional evidence and a VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent disability rating from February 11, 2003 to July 28, 2005 due to severe symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and there was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor event in service occurred.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder as the claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated by supporting evidence.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of potential stressors and a medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hepatitis C, a low back disorder, bilateral pain in the feet, legs, and hands, hyperlipidemia, an ulcer disorder, and a skin disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and headaches were denied as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or hypertension due to service, and there was no sufficient evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by depression with anxiety, lethargy, irritability, sleeplessness, permanence, and a most recent Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 40. The Board finds that the evidence supports an evaluation of 100 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied because no communication or medical record following April 14, 1992, and prior to March 7, 2000, may be interpreted as an informal claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.