PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board reopens the claim for service connection for PTSD, but denies the claim for service connection for headaches.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on the veteran's corroborated in-service stressors.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a back disability and increased rating claim for PTSD for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, in and of themselves, do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board determined that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused severe occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation from September 2, 2003.

The appeal for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence that a claimed in-service stressor occurred, which is an essential criterion for establishing service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the competent, persuasive medical evidence did not provide a valid diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD was incurred in service due to verified in-service stressful events.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD has been manifested by social isolation, anger, irritability, problems with memory, mood and concentration that creates occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms, including intrusive thoughts, nightmares, hypervigilance, flattened affect, depression, and social isolation, have resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. However, the evidence does not support a finding that his service-connected disability renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenia, hypertension, psychiatric disability/PTSD, alcoholism, left ankle disability, headaches, bilateral hand disability, and bilateral leg disability as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's PTSD was rated as 30 percent disabling prior to February 11, 2004, and increased to 70 percent effective that date.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an acquired psychiatric disorder, manifested by depression, and a left ankle disability. The claim to reopen for Hepatitis C was also denied.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be causally or etiologically related to a verified in-service stressor.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied due to insufficient information about a claimed in-service stressor, but the Board has concluded that there is sufficient detail in the record to allow an attempt at verification of the stressors described by the veteran.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to verify the reported stressor and obtain additional medical records.