PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the ratings for shell fragment wounds to the right flank, right calf, and left hand are unchanged. Service connection was not granted for heart disease.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation, but denied service connection for residuals of heat exposure. The veteran's PTSD and bilateral foot metatarsalgia were rated at 30 percent and 10 percent respectively.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation from August 30, 2006, due to deficiencies in most areas of work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and scheduling a new VA examination to determine if the veteran meets the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under the correct definition of a stressor.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions, except for pseudoptosis and paralysis of trigeminal nerve which were rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded to ensure compliance with a previous Board remand.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, as it produced occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and irritable bowel syndrome is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, D.C. due to ambiguity surrounding the origin of the veteran's current conditions.

The veteran's PTSD was incurred in service due to a verified stressor he experienced during his service in Vietnam.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to April 26, 2007, but as of that date, a rating of 70 percent was warranted due to significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a skin disorder, bronchitis, and a low back disorder. The claim to reopen the low back disorder was denied as new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression, PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, and panic disorder with agoraphobia, is being remanded for additional development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for transient confusion, heat exhaustion, mild skin disorder, PTSD, and depressive disorder were granted. However, a compensable rating for residuals of a broken nose was denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no diagnosis of the condition, and denied service connection for major depression due to a lack of evidence linking it to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, memory loss, keratosis pilaris (KP), and residuals of a left foot injury were denied. However, the claim for PTSD was granted based on verified in-service stressors.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and request for medical records from Walter Reed Medical Center.