PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine if the veteran meets the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD and whether any PTSD diagnosis is etiologically related to his verified in-service stressor. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis and no verified stressor related to service.

The evidence does not demonstrate that the veteran's PTSD results in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for this condition. The veteran's service records do show treatment for anxiety and depression, which are consistent with his claimed generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. Service connection is granted for these conditions as they are related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for allergic rhinitis, as well as her claim for secondary service connection for hypertension. The evidence submitted since the July 1997 denial was found to be cumulative and did not relate to the unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the PTSD claim.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD, along with social phobia and panic disorder, warrants a 50 percent rating since February 4, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and a social and industrial survey to assess the veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and memory loss due to new evidence. The veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his in-service stressors involving seeing dead bodies in Iraq.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran meets the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD based on verified in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and potential aggravation of PTSD. The case will be further developed before readjudication.

The Board has denied service connection for pituitary microadenoma and dizzy spells, memory loss and nausea due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The veteran's claim for PTSD is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to additional VA treatment records being associated with the claims file.

The VA granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective December 23, 2002. The decision did not address service connection for annular disc bulges at C-5 through C-7.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further investigation and verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressor related to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the veteran's claimed stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is service-connected.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of his claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran engaged in combat and his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to in-service stressors.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, but the Board finds that no competent medical evidence was provided prior to July 8, 2004, and thus the earliest possible effective date is July 8, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II, as well as service connection for hypertension. The appeals were based on the severity of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, and therefore service connection for PTSD is denied.