PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board found no evidence of a post-traumatic stress disorder related to the veteran's active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The case will then be returned to the Board for further consideration.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD should be September 28, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service and denied her claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying an in-service stressor event and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD related to that verified event. The claim will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional personnel records and VA treatment records. The veteran will be scheduled for special examinations to determine the nature of his mental health conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, which is required for service connection. The medical evidence does not conform to DSM-IV criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected conditions.

The veteran's PTSD is found to be related to in-service stressors, and he is granted service connection.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss disability is granted as it is due to noise exposure during active duty.

The veteran's PTSD is found to be related to in-service stressors, and the Board grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment since the initial grant of service connection, warranting a higher 100 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by sleep disturbances such as nightmares and insomnia, some hypervigilance, and occasional intrusive thoughts. The Board finds that these symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information regarding his claimed combat-related stressors. The case will be reviewed and additional evidence may be requested from the JSRRC.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development, including an examination to assess his employability and the impact of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's appearance at a VA psychiatric examination on March 3, 2003 can be considered an action reinstating his February 19, 2003 claim for PTSD. Therefore, the effective date of service connection for PTSD is set at February 19, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board finds that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's stressors are conceded as he is a combat veteran, and there is conflicting evidence regarding whether he currently suffers from PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and PTSD due to the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as there is no record of such disease during service, and the evidence did not support a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II. Service connection for PTSD was also denied because the stressor events were not verified by the U.S. Army & Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran experienced a stressful event during service which is related to his current diagnosis of PTSD.