PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records from the Columbia Vet Center and determining whether additional evidence can verify the claimed stressors.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and his other service-connected condition (gunshot wounds to the thorax area of the back) does not affect his disability rating. The Board denied both the increased rating for PTSD and TDIU claims.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed psychiatric and rash conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied both claims.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed stressors, including a convoy attack and deaths of three soldiers in his unit, were not verified. As such, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to new evidence received by the veteran, which may affect the verification of a stressor required for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the RO continued a noncompensable rating for his simple right parietal skull fracture. The RO granted service connection for trigeminal neuralgia headaches effective August 4, 2006, but did not grant an earlier effective date.

The veteran seeks an increased initial rating for his service-connected PTSD. The case is being remanded to obtain Social Security Administration records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The VA determined that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented to support the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor, and the claim of reopening the depression claim is remanded.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and addressing the issues of an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and because the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The evidence does not support the occurrence of the claimed stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors and obtain additional medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder does not warrant a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent since his service connection was granted.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD from April 15, 2002 to May 17, 2005.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 23, 2004 for a total disability rating (100%) for service-connected PTSD.